New Delhi Apr 25 PTI An earthmoving machine removing the iron grille around a statue of Chandra Shekhar Azad at Jahangirpuri caused some anxiety among the residents on Monday as the locality recovers from the April 16 violence and the subsequent demolition drive by the civic body Deputy Commissioner of Police northwest Usha Rangnani said that around 1230 pm they noticed the earthmover at Azad Chowk Shah Alam Bandh Road removing the grille She said the police intervened and ensured there was no further damage to the boundary She added that the statue was untouched Rangnani said that during enquiry it was found the demolition work was being carried out by the Public Works Department officials on the direction of local Aam Aadmi Party MLA Pawan Sharma for installing a high mast national flag there The flag was being installed as part of the Aam Aadmi Party governments plan to hoist 500 high-mast national flags across the city Rangnani said that in view of the prevailing situation in Jahangirpuri and the sensitivities involved the PDW team was stopped from proceeding with the work Sharma has been requested to restart the work after informing the police once the situation returns to normal the DCP said The beat staffers have been directed to keep an eye she said Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri on April 16 leaving eight police personnel and a local resident injured Four days later the North Delhi Municipal Corporation ran an anti-encroachment drive in the area demolishing several concrete and makeshift structures near a mosque It was stopped after the Supreme Court intervened The police have arrested over 20 people in connection with the violence and apprehended two teenagers The residents of the violence-hit C-Block took out a solidarity march on Sunday with national flags in their hands to emphasise they wanted peace and brotherhood to prevail PTI NIT NIT TIR TIR TIR

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI A Delhi Police investigation team came under a minor attack on Monday when it went to the house of a man who was seen firing a gunshot during violence in Jahangirpuri officials saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Northwest Usha Rangnani said a northwest district police team had gone to the suspects house in CD Park Road for a search and examination of his family membersHis family members pelted two stones at the police team Legal action is being taken One person has been detained in this case The situation is completely under control now she saidIn a purported video of the Saturday violence the man wearing a blue shirt was seen opening fire during the clashes that had erupted when a Hanuman jayanti procession was passing through localities in JahangirpuriMedia reports about fresh stone-pelting on Monday is an exaggeration of facts It was a minor one-off incident Legal action is being taken Rangnani added PTI AMP TIR TIR

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI The Delhi Police on Friday said that an investigation is underway in the case pertaining to a man from Jammu Kashmir allegedly being denied accommodation at a hotel in the national capital a day after an FIR was registered against the owner of the hotel The incident took place on March 22 A senior police officer said that they registered a case in connection with the incident and the investigation was underway As a video clip of the incident went viral on social media hospitality firm OYO took off from its platform the hotel On Thursday Deputy Commissioner of Police northwest Usha Rangnani had said a complaint was received at Mahendra Park police station stating that some people from Jammu and Kashmir were denied accommodation in a hotel in the area A case under section 153-B1b any member of a religious racial language or regional group or caste or community denied of rights of the Indian Penal Code was registeredIn the video the reason for refusal to allot a room was cited as directions from police but I would like to clarify again that no such direction has been given by the local police Rangnani had said PTI NIT NIT KVK CJ CJ

New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Delhi Police arrested two women who allegedly beat up a woman with sticks in the Shalimar Bagh area of the national capital, informed DCP (northwest) Usha Rangnani on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): The Tejaswini initiative, which was launched to curb crime against women, has yielded very good results, said DCP (northwest) Usha Rangnani on Sunday.