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“Technical teams have been roped in and they are monitoring Dismissing claims that the rioters outnumbered the policemen
25 computers where CCTV footage accessed from various on duty while the riot was on, Shah said that sufficient force
locations is being analysed,” he said. was deployed in the area.

Shah also said the police have identified 1,100 people who He said between 22 and 23 February, over 17 companies
were involved in the violence with the help of scientific of the Delhi Police and 13 companies of other forces were
evidence. “We have accessed their data and they have been deployed. By 25 February, he said over 50 companies
identified. Forty teams are on the job to make the arrests. (including over 5,000 personnel) were deployed in the area.
More than 300 people had come from UP, and raids are on to “Almost 80 companies are still deployed in the area. Is this not
arrest them,” Shah said. sufficient?” he said.

He also said that there were over 60 social media accounts Tribute to those killed
that started on 22 February and were shut down on 26
February. These accounts, Shah said, are suspected to Shah also paid tribute to the people who were killed in the
have been made to mobilise the rioters. “Several persons riots. “It was very unfortunate. I pay my tribute to all those
have been identified from these accounts. Twenty-five cases who lost their lives in riots in Delhi, and my condolences
have also been registered under the IT Act,” he said. “These are with their grieving families. I also extend my sympathies
riots will be a lesson for those who indulge in the violence to the people who lost their shops and houses in the riots,”
like this.” Shah said.

IB reports should Be made puBlIc, then people

wIll know why judges have Been transferred:

meenakshI lekhI In lok saBha
B JP Member and ka, isliye ye jaante hain kya kya hota hai.
of
Parliament
Ye nahi pata ke bina recommendation
lawyer
Meenakshi
sarkar transfer nahin karta, aur transfer
Lekhi today said in
toh pehle se hi ho chuka tha. Main tho
the Lok Sabha that
Intelligence
Bureau
na kuch logon ke baarein mein, unko
(IB) reports associated with judges’ kahungi ek din ki IB ke jo reports hain
public kar dena chahiye, sabko samajh
transfers should be made public so aayega.”
that people know the reasons for the
transfer. [“Some judges, whose name I will
not take, have said that as long as
Lekhi made the statement while protests are non-violent, there will be
speaking about the recent Delhi Riots. no investigation. Who will decide when
While doing so, she segued into a protests become violent?
speech about judges’ transfers.
The people who are talking about
“Aur kuch judges, jinke main naam nahi loongi, lekin judges these judges, they have a lot of experience in writing about
kuch ka manna hain ki jab tak dharna himsaatmak na ho, tab appointment of judges, that is why they know so much about
tak police kaarwayee nahi karegi. Ab dharna kab himsaatmak what happens. They don’t know that without recommendation,
hoga yeh baitke kaun tay karega? the government does not transfer (judges). The transfer had
happened earlier. I want to say that one day, the IB reports on
Aur jin judges ke inhone naam liye hain, inko bahut experience judges should be made public, then people will understand
hain, judges ke appointment se le kar baaki cheezen likhwane why judges have been transferred.

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