Delhi violence: Police investigation found Nizamuddin Markaz connection to Delhi riots

The Delhi Police has claimed that it has found some links between an accused in the Northeast Delhi riots and the Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz.

The police investigation reveals that, Faisal Farooque, school owner of Shiv Vihar outside which the riots took place on February 24 had “links with prominent members of Popular Front of India, Pinjra Tod, Jamia Coordination Committee, Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz and some other fundamental Muslim clerics, including Deoband” which, along with his “call detail analysis”, shows “the depth of the conspiracy”.

The police, in the chargesheet, said that during the investigation it was found that Farooque had hatched a conspiracy to precipitate and aggravate riots in and around the school.

According to the police note, “Farooque had visited Deoband just one day before the riots started, that is, on February 23”.

The note further mentions: “Evidence of conspiracy is further brought out by the fact that on the day of the riots, that is on February 24, many children from Muslim families left the school early, along with their parents, during the half-time recess itself.”

A case was registered on the basis of a complaint received from the owner and manager of DRP Convent Public School, which is adjacent to Rajdhani School. As per the police statement, “The rioters had camped inside and fired bullets from the terrace of Rajdhani School. They also threw petrol bombs, acid, bricks, stones and other missiles using an improvised large iron catapult, specially installed for the purpose, from the terrace of Rajdhani School.”