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Jahangirpuri communal clash | Letter petition to CJI seeks court-monitored probe

A letter petition has been sent to Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana to take suo-moto cognisance of the Jahangirpuri communal clash in Delhi and institute an impartial court-monitored investigation headed by a sitting Supreme Court judge.

The letter written by advocate Amritpal Singh Khalsa said the “recent riots which erupted in Jahangirpuri area in North-West Delhi are a scar on the face of the Constitution”.

“This is the second time that riots have erupted in Delhi in two years...” the letter said.

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