Added on February 28, 2020  Crescent Kashmir

Death toll climbs to 42, MHA lifts Section 144 till 4 pm

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Delhi Violence Over CAA Protest Today Live Latest News Updates: S N Shrivastava was appointed as the new Delhi police commissioner on Friday. The death toll in the communal violence rose to 42 today.

Delhi Violence Today Live News Updates:  The death toll in Delhi’s communal violence rose to 42 on Friday. With police so far having prepared a list of about 250 victims, including the dead and injured, the figure suggests that one in every three victims suffered bullet injuries — a number that has led to police investigating how so many rioters got access to guns.

Earlier today, S N Shrivastava, who was appointed as Special Commissioner (Law and Order) just three days ago, was given an additional charge of the post of Commissioner of Police in the wake of the riots across northeast Delhi. He will succeed Amulya Patnaik who demits office on Saturday.

Two special investigation teams (SIT) of the Crime Branch have been formed to investigate the cases of arson and violence since Sunday. Till now, 48 FIRs have been filed and more than 500 people have been detained or arrested even as 7,000 paramilitary personnel have been deployed to maintain calm, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Thursday.

Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain, on the other hand, has been booked in connection with the killing of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma, whose body was pulled out of a drain on Wednesday.

INDIAN EXPRESS

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