They have alleged that the ‘pre-planning’ of disabling CCTV cameras in Chandbagh and Mustafabad (new and old) areas, allegedly enabled the mobilisation of rioters to attack not only the police forces but also the majority community, without any provocation.
The police claim that these actions culminated to one of the first deaths of the February violence of 2020, in 42-year-old Head Constable Ratan Lal. In the aftermath of Lal’s death, there were several videos of rioters, from close to the anti-CAA protest site, charging towards the policemen who were trying hard to jump over the divider to save their lives. The mob threw stones and hit the policemen with sticks, the videos reveal. Lal’s post-mortem report indicated that he suffered 21 injuries on his body and was attacked with sticks, rods, and bullets. Other than Lal, injuries were inflicted on DCP Amit Sharma and ACP Anuj Kumar as well.
This is a significant allegation by Delhi…