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Jahangirpuri clashes: 21 arrested, two prime accused sent to one-day police custody | 10 points
The Delhi Police has arrested 21 people over the violence during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the city's Jahangirpuri area, including the "main conspirators" behind the clashes and another person who allegedly fired a bullet that hit a sub-inspector, officials said on Sunday. Two juveniles have also been apprehended in connection with the incident, they said. Police said they have also recovered a pistol from one of the accused -- Md Aslam (21), a resident of a slum cluster in Jahangirpuri's CD Park, which he allegedly used during the commission of crime on Saturday evening. They said there was stone-pelting and arson during the clashes between two communities that left eight police personnel and a local injured. Some vehicles were also torched. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Usha Rangnani said an FIR was registered on Saturday under Indian Penal Code sections, including 307 (attempt to murder), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 147 (rioting), and provisions of the Arms Act. Police had to fire 40-50 tear gas shells to contain the violence and disperse the crowd as one particular community had been pelting stones constantly despite appeal by senior officers to stop and maintain peace, the FIR stated. Amid the violence, one scooty was torched and five-six cars were vandalised, it said.
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