New Delhi: The mastermind of the Jahangirpuri communal riots has been arrested. Fareed alias Neetu was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch yesterday.
He was arrested while hiding at a relative’s residence in Tamluk village. It is learned that he had left Jahangirpuri and was staying in West Bengal when the riots started, leading to communal riots.
Fareed was airlifted to Delhi late yesterday.
Since 2010, six cases have been registered against him, including robbery, kidnapping, robbery and possession of firearms. The incidents that took place during the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on the 16th led to communal clashes in Jahangirpuri. Several people were injured in the clashes between the two factions.
