On the night of 23 February 2020, a series of #riots and violent incidents began in the #Jaffrabad area of #NorthEastDelhi in which 42 people were killed and more than 200 people were injured. On 23 February 2020, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra, who had just lost the Delhi Legislative Assembly election a few weeks earlier, demanded that the Delhi Police clear the roads being occupied by people protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR). He stated that if this demand was not met, he would forcefully end the protests.
Shortly after his statement, violent clashes began occurring across North East Delhi, resulting in civilian and police deaths. Mobs carrying the saffron flags and chanting Jai Shri Ram vandalized and torched mosques and properties of the Muslims. Other mobs chanted Takbir and attacked Hindus. In the ensuing violence that went on for several days, 42 people were killed most of whom were Muslims.Two security personnel were killed while 70 others injured. Property of both Muslims and Hindus were destroyed with greater destruction to Muslim properties.Three mosques were desecrated and burned,several schools, shops, houses and vehicles were torched by rioters.
The Delhi police have been accused by many witnesses of not doing enough to prevent the violence and in many instances of aiding the perpetrators.The Delhi High Court criticized the police for failing to file cases against BJP leaders for giving hate speeches and its inability to control the riots. Several journalists reporting on the riots stated that they had been threatened by pro-CAA mobs. As of 28 February 2020, the police had registered 123 FIRs and arrested or detained around 600 individuals involved in the violence.
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