Cops get 2K messages from public

50 new notices sent to people, including farm leaders

The Delhi police had received around 2,000 WhatsApp messages from residents of the national capital after it appealed to people to share videos and information regarding the violence on Republic Day.

Meanwhile, a police team, during its probe, had found that around 200 groups were active before and during the violence and they had played a vital role in fuelling the fire during the tractor parade.

The police said that these WhatsApp groups were mobilising people and asking them to assemble at certain points. Sources said that the Delhi police has also blocked several groups on social media which were active during the violence.

The police, on Sunday, also sent over 50 new notices to people, including farmer leaders, in connection with the violence.

A police team is also raiding places in Punjab to nab Deep Sidhu who disappeared on the night after the violence in the city. The police said that a notice was also sent to him to appear for investigation.

According to the police, some of the tractors have also been identified and notices are also being sent, or are in the process of being sent, as many of them were from outside the national capital and the police is sending letters to their addresses.

“The police has received more than 2,500 video clips, CCTV footage, and several photos from the public so far related to the violence. Police teams are taking help from forensic experts to analyse the material and identify the culprits,” said a senior police official.

The investigators are also analysing footage and photos taken from dronemounted cameras and carrying out 3D mapping of the area vandalised at the Red Fort.

The Crime Branch, which is investigating 10 cases related to the violence including at the Red Fort and ITO, is also examining dump data of mobile phone calls and registration number of tractors.

The Delhi police teams are investigating in several locations, including Punjab and Haryana, to apprehend the people who indulged in the violence.