Delhi violence | Over 700 cases filed, nearly 2,400 people held

‘Out of the 702 cases filed, 49 have been registered under the Arms Act’

March 08, 2020 08:08 pm | Updated 10:04 pm IST - New Delhi

In total, 2,387 people have been either detained or arrested in relation to the violence that broke out last month in northeast Delhi, says police.

In total, 2,387 people have been either detained or arrested in relation to the violence that broke out last month in northeast Delhi, says police.

The Delhi Police on Sunday said it has filed over 700 cases and nabbed nearly 2,400 people in connection with the recent communal violence in northeast Delhi .

In total, 2,387 people have been either detained or arrested in relation to the violence that broke out last month in northeast Delhi, they said.

 

According to police, out of the 702 cases filed, 49 have been registered under the Arms Act.

They also said 283 meetings have been held with the Aman Committees in violence-hit areas of northeast Delhi.

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