Delhi Police form two SITs to investigate Delhi violence
Delhi/IBNS: Senior officials of Delhi Police on Thursday evening announced to constitute two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to probe the deadly communal violence that roiled North East parts of Delhi since Monday and claimed at least 37 lives so far.
According to reports, these SITs, which have been formed under Delhi Police's Crime Branch, will be headed by DCP Joy Tirkey and DCP Rajesh Deo while the activities of the two SITs will be supervised by Delhi Crime Branch's Additional CP B.K. Singh.
"All the cases connected with the North East Delhi violence have been forwarded to these two SITs which will take over the probe immediately," a senior Delhi Police official told IBNS.
"So far, as many as 48 FIRs have been registered by police in different police stations in North East Delhi in connection with the violence and there are possibilities to lodge more FIRs as the investigation is on," the official said.
"All these FIRs have been transferred to these two Special Investigation Teams," he added.
Sources in Delhi Police said that investigators are currently gathering inputs from local sources and quizzing eyewitnesses while more than 1,000 CCTV and social media footage of the violence are under examination.
Meanwhile, multiple video clips, the authenticity of which have not been examined by IBNS independently, have gone viral on social media platforms which show a man resembling Tahir Hussain leading an attack from a house's rooftop during the Delhi violence.
Delhi Police, however, said that they are currently investigating the matter.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal has announced Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to the kins of the deceased.
The Delhi government will give Rs. 2 lakh to the injured.
"Riot victims will get free treatment even in Private Hospitals under Farishtey Dilli Ke scheme. Delhi Govt wil provide all medical assistance to the victims," said the Chief Minister.
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