The Latest Breaking News from Jahangirpuri

Bulldozers in Shaheen Bagh: Shopkeepers say they received no notice, heard about it from media

At around 2 pm on May 9, Mohammad Abbas* stood in front of his building, inspecting the damage.

Newslaundry · May 9, 2022

SC refuses to stay anti-encroachment drives in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, Sangam Vihar

Bench asks CPI(M) why it has come straight to Supreme Court without approaching Delhi High Court first

The Hindu · May 9, 2022

Bail denied to 8 accused in Jahangirpuri violence case

Court pulls up police for 'utter failure' to control 'illegal procession', seeks probe into complicity, if any

The Hindu · May 8, 2022

Jahangirpuri violence: Key accused arrested from West Bengal

New Delhi The Delhi Police Crime Branch on April 28 arrested one of the most wanted accused of Jahan

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2022

Lawbreakers, not quite citizens: ‘Bulldozer’ reportage shows how little India cares for urban poor

Predictably, Jahangirpuri has slipped off the radar. The high drama of April 20, as excavators – or bulldozers, in popular parlance – razed homes, shops, walls, gates, food carts, awnings, and temporary and permanent structures has ended, at least for the moment, as we await the verdict of the Supreme…

Newslaundry · Apr 28, 2022

Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations

Those who claim to be an alternative to the right must have clarity about citizen’s rights and the duties of a public servant

The Hindu · Apr 27, 2022

Local criminal, good samaritan or aspiring neta: Who’s Ansar, the main accused in Jahangirpuri violence?

“Go away from here. I already told the media whatever I had to say. Will talking to you help reduce my husband’s remand,” Mohammad Ansar’s wife Sakeena asked this reporter, shutting the door to her residence in Jahangirpuri’s B block. “I have never stepped out of home and today I…

Newslaundry · Apr 27, 2022

Violence during Ram Navami: SC junks plea seeking setting up of judicial commission

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a PIL seeking setting up of a judicial commission to inquire into the recent communal violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri and in seven other states during Ram Navami.

The Times of India · Apr 26, 2022

Delhi: Situation returning to normal in violence-hit Jahangirpuri

NEW DELHI: The situation in violence hit-Jahangirpuri is returning to normal as residents of the northwest Delhi locality have started venturing out of their houses amid heavy security presence. Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri on April 16, leaving eight police personnel and…

The Times of India · Apr 25, 2022

Understanding the Olga Tellis judgment

How is the judgment relevant to the ‘anti-encroachment’ drive in Jahangirpuri?

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2022