Another stone pelting incident reported in Trilokpuri

New Delhi: Delhi Police on said that they brought under control a minor stone pelting incident in east Delhi's Trilokpuri area on Sunday night, adding that they are probing the cause of the incident.

Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Eastern Range) said no firing took place done from the police's side. "A bit of stone pelting was there and after receiving the information, the DCP East and others rushed to the spot and controlled the situation," said Yadav said.

Hansraj, a resident of the area, said that as soon as the stone pelting began on Sunday night, police were called and a police team immediately reached the spot.

"The exact cause of pelting is been investigated and they are searching the persons involved in this," said a police official.

On February 20, a similar clash was reported from Trilokpuri, after which security was heightened.

"There was Tuesday market in the area when some persons started pelting stones. We don't know what was the cause. There were many innocent people in the market who were injured," said Waseem a resident of Trilokpuri.

Police scanned CCTV footages of the area and identified some persons involved in the stone pelting.