The violence broke out during a Municipal Corporation of Delhi demolition drive near the Faiz-e-Ilahi mosque in Turkman Gate early on Wednesday. A group of protestors gathered, defied police instructions, and began pelting stones at the police, as documented in the FIR accessed by authorities. The sequence of events detailed in the FIR includes police barricading, locals shouting provocative slogans, and the ensuing stone-pelting at the policemen.
Videos circulating on social media showed the protestors damaging barricades and attacking police personnel. The situation escalated as the crowd became more aggressive despite police warnings. The FIR mentions that the protestors obstructed and attacked the policemen on duty, resulting in injuries to some officers, including the SHO, who were later hospitalized. Additional forces were called in to push back the violent protestors and demolish illegal structures near the mosque.
The FIR has been filed under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. Five individuals, identified as residents of the Chandni Mahal area, have been named as accused in the FIR for their involvement in the incident.
