(a) whether it is a fact that open gang wars have been attempted by the gangsters in the capital’s roads and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the number of gang wars were attempted in Delhi;
(c) the number of people who lost their lives due to these gang wars; and
(d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)
(a) to (d): Delhi Police has reported that there are as such no open gang wars in Delhi. However, there have been some incidents of crimes between two criminals and their associates due to various reasons like personal enmity, property dispute etc. Details of such cases registered by Delhi Police, number of persons injured/ killed and number of accused persons arrested during the last year and the current year (upto 30.06.2018) are as under:
Year Number of cases registered Number of Persons injured Number of Persons killed Number of accused persons arrested
2017 05 01 05 42
2018
(upto 30.6.18) 04 06 06 06
(including 02 Juveniles)
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The various preventive measures taken by Delhi Police to curb such crimes include maximum visibility of police staff, strict watch by beat staff in their respective areas and collection of local intelligence, identification and surveillance of recorded criminals, integrated patrolling by local police, installation of CCTV cameras and mapping of dark spots and crime prone areas etc.
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