Kejriwal lectured by Delhi Police on Twitter

Delhi Police in a tweet responded to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claiming that number of crimes is on a decline in the state. Kejriwal had earlier urged Lieutenant Governor's intervention after five murders were reported in 24 hours.

New Delhi: The Delhi police on Friday hit back at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his claim stating a rise in criminal activities in the national capital and said that the crime rate has come down.

In a tweet, the Delhi police presented the recent crime data and ruled out the increase in the number of crimes.

• The murders have all been confirmed to be personal enmity related. Accused previously known to victim & already arrested in some cases. Overall heinous crime in 2019 is down by 10.5%
  Crime by use of fire arms is down by 5.65%
  Crime against women is down by 11.5%@ArvindKejriwal

  — Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  The murders have all been confirmed to be personal enmity related. Accused previously known to victim & already arrested in some cases. Overall heinous crime in 2019 is down by 10.5%
  Crime by use of fire arms is down by 5.65%
  Crime against women is down by 11.5%@ArvindKejriwal

  — Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 14, 2019

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  The murders have all been confirmed to be personal enmity related. Accused previously known to victim & already arrested in some cases. Overall heinous crime in 2019 is down by 10.5%
  Crime by use of fire arms is down by 5.65%
  Crime against women is down by 11.5%@ArvindKejriwal

  — Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) June 14, 2019

Earlier, Kejriwal had tweeted seeking an intervention by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to improve the law and order situation in the state.

• Five murders in Delhi in last 24 hours is an extremely serious situation.
  I appeal to @LtGovDelhi & @HMOIndia to urgently look into the law and order situation of the national capital

  — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 14, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Five murders in Delhi in last 24 hours is an extremely serious situation.
  I appeal to @LtGovDelhi & @HMOIndia to urgently look into the law and order situation of the national capital

  — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 14, 2019

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  Five murders in Delhi in last 24 hours is an extremely serious situation.
  I appeal to @LtGovDelhi & @HMOIndia to urgently look into the law and order situation of the national capital

  — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 14, 2019

The tweet came in the wake of five murders reported in Delhi within 24 hours.

In all the incidents the accused had used firearms.

Outer Delhi witnessed two separate instances of murder, in one of them the victim was shot over a financial dispute while in another case, the victim was shot dead due to personal enmity.

In yet another case, two men were shot dead by unidentified bike-borne men in East Delhi's Nandnagari area. The case, which appears to be part of a series of gang wars in the capital, the Delhi police has neither denied nor accepted the gang war angle.

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