BRAWL LEADS TO COMMUNAL TENSION FEARS IN BHAJANPURA

NEW DELHI: A brawl between two neighbours in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura led to fears of communal tension in the area on Friday night, with senior police officers holding meetings with aman committees (inter-religious peace forums) in the area to ensure the incident doesn’t escalate.

While claims of communal violence were circulated on social media, senior Delhi Police officers dismissed the claims and said the matter did not escalate.

According to police, at around midnight on Friday, they received a distress call at the control room about an alleged altercation between a security guard of C7 Block in Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, and Vipin Kumar, a resident of the area, reportedly over opening the entry gate to the colony. During the altercation, police said another resident, Mohammed Yasin, intervened and allegedly assaulted Kumar.

“Incensed, Kumar called his relatives and got into a scuffle with Yasin and his family members, resulting in injuries to five people, from both sides. Legal action has been initiated against both the parties. There is no communal angle in the incident,” read the statement issued from the office of the Dcp(northeast).

While police registered a case of assault, they also held peace committee meetings to ensure the matter does not escalate. Bhajanpura had been one of the hot spots of violence during the riots in northeast Delhi last year.