NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested one of the main conspirators, who was absconding for more than three years, involved in the murder of Head Constable Rattan Lal during northeast riots 2020 in the national Capital, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused identified Mohd Ayaz (53), a resident of Chand Bagh in Karawal Nagar area, was carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on information leading to his arrest and he was nabbed from a village in district Chikkaballapur near Bengaluru, Karnataka.
During northeast riots in Delhi on February 24, 2020, Ratan Lal was killed, while Anuj Kumar, the then Assistant Commissioner of Police, Gokulpuri and Amit Sharma, the then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shahdara sustained multiple grievous injuries.
Sharing the details, the Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) HGS Dhaliwal said that in January 2020, Ayaz along with his brother Khalid and others started an anti-CAA/NRC protest at Chand Bagh, Delhi in the line of Shaheen Bagh demonstration.
Thereafter, on February 23, 2020, a secret meeting was held at his home’s basement and it was unanimously decided to bring sticks, iron rods among others to block the road in view of the visit of the then US President Donald Trump so as to gain maximum attention at international level.
“Thereafter, as per pre-planned conspiracy, the rioters blocked the road leading to Jafrabad Metro Station and consequently, different groups started rioting in various parts of North-East and Shahdara Districts of Delhi and the same continued till February 26, 2020 resulting in death of over 50 people, injury to hundreds of persons and huge loss of government and private properties. Over 750 cases were lodged in different police stations of Shahdara and North-East districts of Delhi in this regard,” said the Special CP. (IANS)
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