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Delhi court on Monday, 2 March, deferred CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat's complaint seeking FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma till 23 April. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court agreed to hear on 4 March a plea filed by some victims.
Forty-seven people have been killed and over 200 injured because of the violence in northeast parts of Delhi, reported ANI on Monday.
Clearing rumours about fresh tensions in various parts of the city, Delhi Police on Sunday, urged citizens to not believe in false reports and warned that strict action will be taken against rumour-mongers.
On Saturday, the Central Board of Secondary Education said that the CBSE Class 10 and 12 exams will be held as scheduled from 2 March onwards in northeast parts of Delhi too.
- The Delhi Police has registered 167 FIRs and arrested or detained 885 people in connection with the violence, officials said on Saturday
- The National Human Rights Commission deputed a fact-finding team to investigate the cases of communal violence in northeast Delhi
- The Congress on Saturday alleged the situation is far from normal and an environment of fear is still prevailing in the capital
- Addressing the media, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claimed that no incident of violence has been reported from any part of Delhi on Saturday
'1 Cr for Ankit Sharma's Family, One Member to Be Given Govt Job': Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “We are announcing a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the family of Intelligence Bureau official Ankit Sharma and a member of their family will be given a job by the Delhi government.”
NE Delhi Violence: Death Toll Rises to 47
Death toll in Delhi violence has increased to 47 (38 at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, three at Lok Nayak Hospital, one at Jag Parvesh Chander Hospital and five at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital), reported ANI.
CPI (M)'s Brinda Karat Demands Names of Arrested be Made Public
CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat has written to acting city Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava demanding that names of those arrested in connection with the Delhi violence be made public, reported PTI.