Riots in India's Capital Territory basically calm down, 43 dead, more than 350 wounded

Xinhua News Agency, New Delhi, February 28 (Reporter Jiang Lei) According to Indian media reports, the riots in the Indian capital region that lasted for several days basically subsided on the 28th. The riots have killed 43 people and injured more than 350 others.

According to reports from the Indian Economic Times and other media on the 28th, supporters and opponents of the amendments to the Citizenship Law have basically quelled the riots caused by the conflict in various parts of northeast Delhi since the 24th, and the local situation has been effectively controlled. Police arrested more than 630 people and no new riots have occurred in the past 24 hours.

Local officials were quoted as saying that the death toll from the riot had risen to 43 people, including a police officer, an intelligence officer and two security personnel; more than 350 people were injured, more than 70 of whom were gunshot wounds.

In the northeastern part of Delhi where the riots took place, blackened walls can be seen everywhere, and many police officers and paramilitary personnel are maintaining law and order. Destroyed car and motorcycle wrecks are piled on the roadside, many shops are in a mess, and some shops have closed doors.

According to reports, the Indian government will pay varying degrees of compensation based on the damage to the house, and each family member of the adult and under-age deceased will receive 1 million rupees (about 100,000 yuan) and 500,000 rupees (about 50,000 yuan). RMB).

Amendments to the Citizenship Law were passed in the lower and upper houses of the Indian Parliament in December 2019 and subsequently signed into law by the President. According to the amendment, the Indian government granted citizenship to illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who entered India as a result of "religious persecution" before December 31, 2014, including Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism, Worship, Catholics are eligible to apply for Indian citizenship, but only Muslims are excluded. The amendment, once passed, sparked strong protests and riots.