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Delhi Police has said the situation in violence-hit areas of  North East Delhi is under control. Police official said, 11 FIRs have been registered in connection with arson. 

Delhi Police Public Relations Officer M S Randhawa told media yesterday that sufficient forces have been deployed in the Northeast district and Central Reserve Police Force, Rapid Action Force and additional resources of Delhi police are also active. He added that 56 police personnel and 130 civilians received injuries in the violence.

Mr Randhawa said, section 144 has been imposed in the affected areas and appealed to the people to maintain peace and not to believe in rumors and take law in their hands. The death toll in the violence has now risen to ten.  

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik said, the



miscreants will not be spared and strict legal action will be taken against them. He also denied media reports that Delhi Police has not got adequate forces from Home Ministry adding that the Centre is providing required assistance.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will hear tomorrow an application filed by former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and others, seeking direction to the police to lodge FIRs on the complaints regarding the ongoing violence in Delhi over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

The application was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph. The bench is already scheduled to hear two pleas seeking removal of protestors from Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of agitation against the CAA for over two months. 




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