Five Police Officers Injured in Stone-Pelting Near Faiz-e-Elahi Mosque
Five police officers were injured during an anti-encroachment demolition drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in central Delhi's Turkman Gate area early on Wednesday. The enforcement action, which was carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) following a High Court order, escalated into violence when locals and miscreants targeted the police force with stones.
The incident occurred as the MCD officials, accompanied by a contingent of Delhi Police personnel, arrived at the site near the mosque to execute the court-mandated demolition. According to officials, a crowd of locals and other miscreants gathered to oppose the drive. The situation quickly turned violent as members of the crowd began pelting stones at the police team, resulting in injuries to five officers.
In the immediate aftermath of the clash, the Delhi Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unknown individuals. Security forces initially detained approximately 10 people for questioning to ascertain their involvement in the violence.
As the investigation into the stone-pelting progressed, police made further arrests. In the fallout of the demolition drive, the total number of arrests in the Turkman Gate stone-pelting case rose to 18 after the police apprehended two more individuals.
In addition to the arrests, the Delhi Police have summoned influencers as part of their ongoing probe into the incident. Investigators are actively working to identify all the miscreants who participated in the stone-pelting during the drive.
The Delhi Police officials confirmed that they are trying to identify all the miscreants who engaged in the stone-pelting. They emphasized that anyone found to have participated in the attack on the police personnel during the demolition action will face strict legal consequences. The MCD's anti-encroachment drive was initiated to clear the area near the mosque in central Delhi, in compliance with the judicial directives issued by the High Court.
