Jahangirpuri violence: Delhi Police ask accused Raja Ansari to surrender or face consequences

As informed by the sources, a team of Delhi police reached the fugitive's house late in the evening on Saturday and pasted the warning notice.

Patna:The Delhi police on Saturday pasted a notice on the Jehanabad house of the Jahangirpuri violence accused Raja Ansari as he remains absconding since the incident. The notice warns the accused Ansari to surrender as soon as he can or face the confiscation of his property and house by the police officials. As informed by the sources, a team of Delhi police reached the fugitive's house late in the evening on Saturday and pasted the warning notice.

The Delhi police team investigating the matter has been on the lookout for Ansari, with the probe also actively extended to the state of Bihar -- Ansari's home state. Based on the preliminary investigation, the officials traced down his Jehanabad address and reached the Fida Hussain Road, in the Nagar police station area for investigation. After finding no concrete hints there, the officials pasted the warning notice. The fugitive, originally from Bihar, had reportedly been living in Delhi for the past several years.

Ansari has been accused of the Jahangirpuri violence that broke out during a religious procession on the eve of Hanuman Jayanti on April 16 in New Delhi. The clash between two religious communities here soon escalated into vandalism, stone-pelting, and arson, stiffening the communal tensions in the area. The police managed to get the situation under control though several people were reportedly injured during the clashes. 25 people have been arrested in the case so far, 2 of whom are minors. Nine of the accused were also produced in the court on Saturday through video conferencing, while the police continue to trace the absconded.