An encroachment drive against illegal construction will be conducted in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on April 20 and 21. The Delhi Municipal Corporation has demanded a heavy police force from the Delhi Police to maintain law and order. 400 policemen will be deployed during the operation.

Raska has been imposed on 5 accused arrested in the Jahangirpuri violence case. These include Ansar, Salim, Sonu, Dilshad, Ahir. Here, Ghulam Rasool alias Gulli, accused of supplying weapons for violence, has also been arrested on Tuesday. Apart from this, the involvement of the banned organization Popular Front of India (PFI) in the riots will also be investigated.

Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deependra Pathak said that all those who were seen with weapons in the video during the violence have been arrested. When asked whether the investigation is being done from the angle of PFI as well, he said that it is not right to give information about the investigation at this time.

The demolition drive comes days after communal clashes broke out in the area. On Wednesday morning, security was heightened across the city, and in Jahangirpuri in particular. A total of 12 companies (around 1,250 jawans) of the CRPF have been deployed in the city in two shifts, most in and around Jahangirpuri.

On Tuesday, in its order remanding two men to police custody for two days in connection with the Jahangirpuri clashes, a Delhi court asked the police to ensure the investigation was carried out in the fairest manner. Remanding Ansar and Saleem to two days of police custody, the court said that “arrest and detention are justified on account of reasons mentioned in the application. Further, investigating agency is hereby directed to ensure that the investigation is carried out in the fairest manner”.