Delhi violence: Death toll climbs to 21, 189 injured
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll in the Delhi violence, which occurred in the last two days, on Wednesday climbed to 21 while 189 others were injured, media reports said.
Among 21 deceased, 19 were civilians, one police officer and one Intelligence Bureau official,
Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital said it has received 22 injured people in the last 24 hours.
The body of a 26-year-old Security Assistant with the Intelligence Bureau (IB) was recovered on Wednesday morning from a drain in violence hit North East Delhi's Chand Bagh area, Delhi Police sources said.
According to reports, the deceased IB official, who was under-training with the bureau, has been identified as Ankit Sharma.
The north-east Delhi was on boil for last two days, when US President Donald Trump was incidentally in the national capital, over a fight between the supporters and protestors of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
Three journalists, who went to cover the incident on Tuesday, were also injured and heckled by a mob in the north-eastern part of the city.
Clashes and stone pelting were reported in Chand Bagh area of northeast Delhi on Tuesday evening.
Late last night, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval visited the affected-areas and met with senior police officers.
Doval visited areas, including Seelampur, Jaffrabad, Maujpur and Gokulpuri Chowk to take stock of the law and order situation.
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