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Mob clashes with cops at Karkardooma

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Dwaipayan Ghosh & Risha Chitlangia, TNN

Feb 24, 2012,

NEW DELHI: East Delhi’s Karkardooma andAnand Vihar areas turned into a battlefield on Thursday afternoon with a 100-strong mob emerging out of the court complex and cops in riot gear confronting it. The violent showdown lasted for over three hours. While the police claimed the violence was sparked by an MCD demolition drive, some protestors alleged that two lawyers had been beaten up by a constable with a stick after he asked them for a bribe to stop the demolition drive. Till late at night, no FIR had been lodged.

At least three policemen, two press photographers and several others were injured. An MCD junior engineer, Nishant Singh, was allegedly beaten up inside the Anand Vihar police station. Vivek Vihar police station SHO Jarnail Singh and DCP (east) Prabhakar’s driver, head constable Sanjay, had to be admitted at hospital while the uniform of Vivek Vihar SHO Avtar Singh Rawat was torn.

A photographer of a national Hindi daily was beaten up when he tried to take pictures of the rioters and his camera damaged. At least seven vehicles, including the official vehicle of the local ACP, a PCR van and a cop’s motorbike were damaged. Read more…

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In Dehli, the building of Karkardooma Courts Complex was completed in the year 1997-98. A residential block for Judicial Officers and Staff is also located alongwith the regular Court building.