Delhi violence live updates: No fresh incident today, 13 cases registered for provocative social media posts

The Press Council of India on Thursday advised media to not “glorify” violence and desist from publishing or telecasting pictures that are likely to cause “revulsion”. Reminding journalists of their “special” responsibility, PCI said, “Their writings are not a mere reflection of their own feelings but help to large extent in moulding the feelings and sentiments of the society at large. It is therefore, of utmost importance that they use their pen with circumspection and restraint.”

Contrary to the earlier reports, Shahrukh-—the man who pointed a gun at a cop during Monday’s clash—is still at large. Multiple operations are being carried out to nab him. Police are scanning through his social media profile to ascertain his location. Sources say that he is constantly changing his hideouts, but communicating with his friends through social media accounts. “His mother and father have cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered against them as well,” said one of the sources.

Till Tuesday afternoon, there were no signs that the violence in northeast Delhi would come to an end any time soon. Police had evidently failed in stopping the rioters from wreaking havoc and the morale of the force seemed to have hit rock bottom with severe criticism coming from all sides. However, Delhi Police bounced back and regained control of the law and order situation in less than 24 hours.

Delhi government will bear all medical expenses of the riot victims even if they are admitted to private hospitals, give up to Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the kin of the dead, and up to Rs 5 lakh each to those who have lost houses in this week’s violence in northeast Delhi. The government has also announced a Rs 1 crore compensation to the family of head constable Ratan Lal who was killed in the riots, besides a job to one member of his family.

There were at least 300 students in Victoria Senior Secondary School near Chand Bagh when it came under attack on Monday around 12.30pm. The school is a CBSE examination centre, and the students were writing their Class XII exam when a hundred-strong crowd gathered outside, pelted stones and charged at the gate, lathis in hand. Read full story here:

Security has been increased in sensitive areas along the Delhi-Ghaziabad border in wake of violence in the national capital, Uttar Pradesh Police said on Thursday. In view of the Friday Jumma prayers, police personnel have been deployed in large numbers. Rapid Action Force is patrolling sensitive areas. (ANI)

On the roads of certain areas of Shiv Vihar you will not spot a soul. While everyone’s attention has been on the key riot zones like Chand Bagh, Gokulpuri and Maujpur-Jafrabad, areas surrounding Phase 8 and 9 in Shiv Vihar along the Loni border have the eerie look of abandoned habitations. More than 3,000 houses lie abandoned, hundreds have been ransacked.

A day after a bench of the Delhi high court pushed urgently for prosecution of three BJP functionaries for their alleged hate speeches, a changed bench on Thursday accepted the stand of Delhi Police that the situation at present was not “conducive” to register FIRs. Adjourning the matter for April 13, a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar also allowed the plea of the Centre to become a party to the PIL that has sought lodging of FIRs and arrests of those who gave the hate speeches. The court said it was a “necessary party” given the nature of prayers made.

Naresh Gujral, MP of NDA ally Shiromani Akali Dal , on Thursday likened the northeast Delhi violence to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, alleging that police didn’t take action on his complaint seeking help for 16 people trapped in riot-hit areas. Gujral shot off a letter to Delhi top cop Amulya Patnaik asking him to look into the issue. Claiming that minorities in certain parts are “frightened”, he said, “...their lives and properties have not been protected by Delhi police. When an MP’s complaint is not paid heed to, one can imagine the plight of common man”.

The initial autopsy of IB official Ankit Sharma suggests over 200 injuries, including deep stab wounds, on Sharma’s body, apart from blunt force impact (assault), indicating that he was tortured and then killed before his mutilated body was dumped in the drain.

AAP on Thursday suspended its Nehru Vihar councillor Tahir Hussain from the primary membership of the party. Hussain will remain suspended till he emerges clean, a party source said. The decision came after Delhi Police registered an FIR of murder against the councillor in the Ankit Sharma case.

AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and his aides were on Thursday booked in the case of murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Ankit Sharma. Though he had not been arrested till late on Thursday, the police raided his house and sealed his factory in north-east Delhi. His call records and mobile activity are being scanned to ascertain the identity of the people he was in touch with.

Delhi Police has appealed to people residing in northeast Delhi that if they had witnessed violent incidents, they should come forward and share their ordeal and videos with the police. The locals can also send videos and pictures through WhatsApp on two mobile numbers —8750871221 and 8750871227.