Delhi violence death toll hits 45, likely to rise

The death toll in the Delhi violence reached 45, after police recovered three more bodies on Sunday. While one body was recovered from near Gokalpuri police station, the other was recovered from a drainage canal. The third was retrieved from a canal. The death toll is likely to rise as most several among the 250 persons undergoing treatment at various hospitals remain in critical condition.

The grievously injured include those who sustained bullet wounds and head injuries. Residents expressed concern that more bodies are to be recovered. Locals also feared that more dead bodies could be trapped under the remains of damaged buildings. The Delhi Police has registered 254 FIRs and arrested or detained 903 persons in connection with the northeast Delhi violence, a senior officer said on Sunday.

Forty-one of the cases were registered under the Arms Act, they said. According to police, they did not receive any PCR calls of rioting in the last four days. The situation in the riot-affected areas is under control, a senior police official said.