According to the police the incident took place at around 9:30 am near Rajouri Garden on December 11 when one woman identified as 31-year-old Ruchi Gulyani was on her way to office when two scooty-borne miscreants snatched her mobile phone.

New Delhi Apr 23 PTI A week after the communal clashes in northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri most of the shops remained shut on Saturday as shopkeepers cited restricted movement and barricading to be the main hurdle in running their businessesThe grievance comes despite the Delhi Police clarifying a day earlier that it never stopped people from opening shops in the areaShopkeepers in and around violence-hit C-Block said there is no business due to barricades and that is the reason they are not opening shopsHowever some movement was permitted in the region as locals including school students were seen using the barricaded roads and passing through Kushal Chowk on footNevertheless vehicular movement is still restricted in the area The situation though remained calm a day after members from both the communities declared restoration of peace in the area and agreed to live in harmony during a meeting of aman committeesSecurity personnel were seen manning the roads but their numbers have significantly reduced from previous daysDuring the aman committee meeting on Friday DCP northwest Usha Rangnani had urged the people to maintain peace and clarified that she never stopped the opening of shopsI have never stopped the shops in H and G blocks of Jahangirpuri from opening I do not know why these shops are closed We will facilitate the opening of shops and businesses in these blocks she underlinedA majority of shop owners told PTI that they are not opening their establishments as there is no sales due to the barricadesAkbar who owns a mobile shop at Kushal Chowk alleged that he was stopped by police in the morning when he came to open the shopI came in the morning to collect something from the shops but I was stopped So I returned home he saidSaddam who runs a shop beside Akbars said he was not aware that he can open the storeA senior Delhi Police official reiterated that no one is being stopped from running their business in the regionManjeet who runs a dhaba food stall at Kushal chowk told PTI over phone that there is no business as roads are barricaded adding that he is planning to open the shop after EidThe workers have already left for their villages There is no point in opening the establishment now as nobody will come because the roads are barricaded he saidHe also expressed hope that the situation will get better in the coming days and all shops will be openedRajesh Mishra who owns a pet accessory shop in H-Block said A food stall was opened here on Friday but the owner had no sale for the whole day and the entire food got wasted So there is no point in opening shops as of now PTI VA SLB SRY

New Delhi Apr 23 PTI The residents of northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri are struggling to make ends meet and suffering due to the restrictions imposed in the area in the wake of the clashes last week Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed on SaturdayDastidar who led an all-women fact-finding team of the TMC to Jahangirpuri on Friday alleged residents of Jahangirpuris C-Block the epicentre of the April 16 violence have been caged and are not allowed to come outShe told PTI that the team found that people are under threat and living in fear They also complained of restricted access to waterClashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhis Jahangirpuri last Saturday leaving eight police personnel and a local resident injured According to police there was stone-pelting and arson during the clashes and some vehicles were also torchedAll points of entry to the C-Block have been heavily barricaded and security has been beefed up following the clashesDastidar said the TMC team managed to enter Jahangirpuri despite the restrictions and spoke to many residents before being stopped by policeResidents of the C-Block have been caged They could not come out and were also not allowed to speak to usThere were some children who helped us enter the residential area Before the police stopped us we had already met a number of families living there We also visited the back lane of the mosque and spoke to people who were present there when the violence took place We have observed that people are under threat and fear the TMC leader saidShe said that many of the residents are scrap dealers and unable to earn their daily wage due to the restrictionsWe went to extend our support to these residents We are planning how to help them Dastidar saidTMC MP Saugata Roy said the delegation managed to speak to nearly 200 people in JahangirpuriThey will submit a report to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by tomorrow April 24 and after that the party will take a decision We are ready to extend help to them Jahangirpuri residents Roy told PTIIn a tweet on Friday senior TMC leader Aparupa Poddar who was also part of the partys fact-finding team alleged they were stopped from meeting residents as the Centre was scared of the truth coming outPolice stopped the all women fact-finding team of AITCofficial which was sent by MamataOfficial didi for enquiring about the Jahangirpuri incident BJP Govt Delhi Police is are scared of the truth of the violence being exposed if the delegation was allowed to meet the victims she saidSo far 25 people have been arrested in the Jahangirpuri violence case by the police while two juveniles have been apprehended The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police is investigating the case PTI ABU SLB DIV DIV

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI As Jahangirpuris C-Block remains heavily barricaded and under tight security following last weeks violence several residents Friday said they are unable to open their shops or go to work due to restriction on movement which is affecting their livelihoods Home to mostly people belonging to lower income groups C-Block was the epicentre of communal clashes on Saturday Its residents generally work either at factories or have small businesses like scrap dealing mechanic shops vegetable and fruit stalls and general stores Some of them said on Friday that their businesses were also hit by a North Delhi Municipal Corporation anti-encroachment drive on Wednesday as the agencys bulldozers tore down some makeshift and some concrete structures before the Supreme Court intervened and ordered status quo Security has been beefed up in the area now and it remains heavily barricaded Large contingents of police and paramilitary forces guarded the area on Friday Police said the barricading will stay for some more days Locals claimed that police were not allowing them to move freely and open their shops Anwara Bibi a C-Block resident said the barricading and restriction on peoples movement is affecting their livelihoodsThis barricading is creating a major trouble for us I and my 17-year old son are scrap-dealers We are poor people Authorities are least bothered about our livelihoods We are not being able to earn our daily bread How long will this go on she asked She said her husband does not earn and her family is dependent on her and her son We are a family of four I have to pay the rent of my house How will we go on without earnings My family is dependent on me and my son she told PTI Akbar 25 another local said his mobile repair shop at Kushal Chowk has been shuttered for the past six days and it was becoming difficult for him to survive without any earning I started this shop five months back and now for the last six days I am unable to open it How will I feed my family of eight people I pay Rs 15000 rent for this shop every month I have also taken a loan for which I have to pay an EMI of Rs 15000 I have no idea what will happen Akbar lamented Delhi Police Special Commissioner Law Order eastern zone Deependra Pathak said they are keeping a vigil in the area through CCTV cameras also Barricading will remain for a few more days Situation today is better than previous days and we are keeping an eye on law and order here he said Inward and outward movement at C-Block was regulated by the security personnel but students in uniform and those going for an exam were allowed to move Media entry was also restricted on Thursday PTI VA ABU AKM AKM TIR TIR

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI A day after the NDMCs demolition drive following communal clashes Jahangirpuris C-Block the epicentre of Saturdays violence witnessed heavy security deployment and barricading as it remained out of bounds for the media and residents stayed indoorsThe air was tense in the area as even the usually bustling Kushal Chowk was calm and shops were shutThe inward and outward movement at the C-Block was regulated by the security personnel who have put in place heavy barricading there Kids going for an exam or children in uniform were allowed to move in and out of the areaThe police also carried out surveillance using dronesThe media has been barred to enter C-Block residential area because we have been ordered to do so We are doing this to maintain law and order situation here a senior police officer deployed in Jahangirpuri told PTIOn Wednesday BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporations bulldozers razed several illegal structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri during an anti-encroachment drive But it was stopped following a Supreme Court orderA large number of police personnel and members of central forces and Rapid Action Force were seen guarding the violence-hit area on ThursdayResidential areas near the C-Block mosque from where the violence erupted on Saturday has also been barricaded from all endsLocals said roads leading to the mosque has been blocked by the security personnel with heavy barricading so no one including the media has any accesses to the areaResidents movement on both sides of the barricades -- residents on one side and media personnel on the other side of it -- has been completely regulated by the police Earlier in the day the Supreme Court extended the status quo until further orders on the razing of buildings Jahangirpuri area PTI ABU AKM AKM TIR TIR

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Delhi Police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man who was seen opening fire during a clash in the citys Jahangirpuri area officials saidThe accused has been identified as Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus a resident of C-Block in Jahangirpuri they addedA video was being circulated on social media platforms on Sunday showing a man in a blue shirt opening fire during the riots in Jahangirpuri He has been apprehended on Monday by the special staff of northwest district from Mangal Bazaar Road and one sophisticated pistol was recovered from his possession Deputy Commissioner of Police Northwest Usha Rangnani saidA case under section 25 of the Arms Act has been registered Sonu has disclosed that he had fired his pistol near Kushal Chowk during the incident Further investigation is in progress the DCP saidClashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession at Jahangirpuri on Saturday in which eight police personnel and a local resident were injured PTI NIT NIT ANB ANB

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Delhi Police has arrested a 28-year-old man who was seen opening fire during a clash in the citys Jahangirpuri area officials said on MondayThe accused has been identified as Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus a resident of C-Block in Jahangirpuri they addedA video was being circulated on social media platforms on Sunday showing a man in a blue shirt opening fire during the riots in Jahangirpuri He has been nabbed by the special staff of northwest district Deputy Commissioner of Police Northwest Usha Rangnani saidClashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession at Jahangirpuri on Saturday in which eight police personnel and a local resident got injured PTI NIT RC

New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid violence in Jahangirpuri, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from North-west Delhi Hansraj Hans has appealed for peace.

Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Delhi Police Sub-Inspector Medha Lal, who sustained bullet injuries during violence at Jahangirpuri said on Sunday that bullets were fired from the C-Block side of the area during the violence.