A day on, 13 held for Mayur Vihar rioting
4 Sep 2012 2:19 AM GMT
Despite heavy deployment of Delhi police personnel on Khoda Road in Mayur Vihar phase III, people again pelted stones on cops on Monday evening, injuring several people. The situation remained tense till late in the night.
Around 9 pm, a few people collected on the Khoda Road and suddenly started pelting stones on police personnel deployed there. ‘They tried to mar the peace in the area,’ said a senior police officer.
Large-scale violence erupted in the area last night, resulting in the death of a 26-year-old man in police firing, and injuries to several others, including 35 police personnel. Security was immediately stepped up in the area.
Meanwhile, 13 people were arrested in connection with the rioting. A senior police official said two cases of arson, rioting and attempt to murder cases have been registered in New Ashok Nagar and Ghazipur police stations and 13 people - nine in New Ashok Nagar, and four in Ghazipur - have been arrested.
Though locals alleged the person who was killed in violence died due to police firing, officials denied it saying they did not open fire.
‘The cause of death of the person is yet to be ascertained. There was no firing from police’s side. The gun of a constable was snatched. It is missing. We have lobbed 120 teargas shells,’ a police official said.
 The official said the rioters also tried to set on fire a petrol pump though it was prevented averting a major tragedy, while three police booths were set on fire. A DTC bus, 12 motorcycles and a CNG station were damaged.
Meanwhile, the situation was under control in the area though most of the shops remained close and two schools not functioning. Attendance in other schools were around 60 per cent.
The violence took place an hour after the man, who the police claimed was drunk, fell from his two wheeler at a vehicle checking picket when he was signaled to stop for not wearing a helmet.
Eye witnesses claimed he ignored the signal and tried to flee but a police man tried to stop him and he fell down. He was then hit by a vehicle which was behind the scooter. Police denied the allegations.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he is undergoing treatment, a senior police official said.
Police said a ‘rumour’ spread in the area that the victim died in the incident and enraged locals gathered near the police post and clashed with the personnel.
The mob then went on a rampage setting afire the police post and at least seven vehicles, including buses and trucks. Â
Meanwhile, the person who died on Sunday night was identified as Vinod Kumar Negi. He suffered bullet injuries at the left side of his chest.
Negi, who hails from Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, lived with his cousin and uncle at Khoda village and worked at a private company in Noida. One of the injured was identified as Anil Verma, 35. Meanwhile, police refuted that Negi died due to police firing. ‘The cause of death is yet to be ascertained,’ they said.
Around 9 pm, a few people collected on the Khoda Road and suddenly started pelting stones on police personnel deployed there. ‘They tried to mar the peace in the area,’ said a senior police officer.
Large-scale violence erupted in the area last night, resulting in the death of a 26-year-old man in police firing, and injuries to several others, including 35 police personnel. Security was immediately stepped up in the area.
Meanwhile, 13 people were arrested in connection with the rioting. A senior police official said two cases of arson, rioting and attempt to murder cases have been registered in New Ashok Nagar and Ghazipur police stations and 13 people - nine in New Ashok Nagar, and four in Ghazipur - have been arrested.
Though locals alleged the person who was killed in violence died due to police firing, officials denied it saying they did not open fire.
‘The cause of death of the person is yet to be ascertained. There was no firing from police’s side. The gun of a constable was snatched. It is missing. We have lobbed 120 teargas shells,’ a police official said.
 The official said the rioters also tried to set on fire a petrol pump though it was prevented averting a major tragedy, while three police booths were set on fire. A DTC bus, 12 motorcycles and a CNG station were damaged.
Meanwhile, the situation was under control in the area though most of the shops remained close and two schools not functioning. Attendance in other schools were around 60 per cent.
The violence took place an hour after the man, who the police claimed was drunk, fell from his two wheeler at a vehicle checking picket when he was signaled to stop for not wearing a helmet.
Eye witnesses claimed he ignored the signal and tried to flee but a police man tried to stop him and he fell down. He was then hit by a vehicle which was behind the scooter. Police denied the allegations.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he is undergoing treatment, a senior police official said.
Police said a ‘rumour’ spread in the area that the victim died in the incident and enraged locals gathered near the police post and clashed with the personnel.
The mob then went on a rampage setting afire the police post and at least seven vehicles, including buses and trucks. Â
Meanwhile, the person who died on Sunday night was identified as Vinod Kumar Negi. He suffered bullet injuries at the left side of his chest.
Negi, who hails from Pauri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, lived with his cousin and uncle at Khoda village and worked at a private company in Noida. One of the injured was identified as Anil Verma, 35. Meanwhile, police refuted that Negi died due to police firing. ‘The cause of death is yet to be ascertained,’ they said.
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