"While I was holding a public meeting for election campaigning in a society near Shreeram Chowk, some people pelted stones at my car and also targeted our candidate, Sarika Pawar. The police have gone to the spot. The police are checking the CCTV footage there," Bhangire told ANI.
Advocates representing the accused in the stone-pelting incident near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate said on Wednesday that their clients have been sent to one-day judicial custody, with bail pleas filed and hearings scheduled for Thursday.
Delhi Police on Wednesday registered a case under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and other laws in connection with a stone-pelting incident that erupted during an anti-encroachment demolition drive carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near Faiz
Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range) Madhur Verma told ANI that the case was registered under sections 121, 123 and 221 of the BNS, along with section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and section 191 (rioting) in connection with the violence that broke out Tues
Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party over the stone pelting incident near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate during a MCD demolition drive.
Delhi police on Wednesday said five persons were arrested in connection with the stone pelting incident near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate, where the MCD carried out a demolition drive.
The MCD on Wednesday conducted a demolition drive in the encroached area near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid, Turkman Gate, and Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, following the High Court's order, in the early hours of January 7, 2026, according to a Delhi Police official statement.
The MCD on Wednesday conducted a demolition drive at the encroached area in the vicinity of Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid, Turkman Gate, near Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, after the High Court's order in the early morning hours of January 7, 2025, according to an official statement from Delhi Police.
RJD MP Manoj Jha questioned the Delhi government's decision to conduct an anti-encroachment demolition drive at night, stating it was an "intolerable and insensitive step."
Delhi Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday assured punishment for the people who pelted stones at the police and MCD officials during an anti-encroachment demolition drive near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate.