<p>The situation was normal in Mayur Vihar Phase-III in east Delhi on Tuesday, two days after a man died in a flash riot. Markets and schools remained opened, and residents said they felt sorry about the incident.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police deployment was also reduced, with only a few personnel stationed at some areas. “All shops are open and people are back to work,” said a policeman posted near Khoda village.<br /><br />Even the drunk driver, Kamruddin, was not aware that such a situation had developed after he was taken away to hospital.<br /><br />However, police have filed a fresh case of rioting with New Ashok Nagar police station on Tuesday after 20 people hurled stones and petrol-filled cans on policemen the previous night. <br /><br />On Sunday night, they had also recovered a dozen country-made pistols and over 50 cartridges from the riot-hit site. Police said they will submit a report on Wednesday to the city government about the riot.<br /><br />On Monday, police had filed two cases against unknown persons for rioting, attempt to murder and arson with two police stations in east Delhi and had arrested 13 persons.<br /><br />A case was also filed against the driver of an unknown vehicle based on a statement by Kamruddin, who fell from his motorcycle.<br /><br />“Police officials stationed at the barricade were trying to help him, but rumour spread that they had killed him,” said a senior police officer.<br /><br />After coming out from a police station, Kamruddin said he was “drunk” and was “driving a two-wheeler”.<br /><br />“A vehicle hit my scooter from behind and I fell down, after which I lost consciousness,” said Kamruddin. On whether cops hit him from behind, he said, “No. A car hit my scooter from behind.”<br /><br />A witness said Kamruddin was “dead drunk” and was “continuously abusing” police officials and people overtaking his scooter. Violence erupted on Sunday after rumours spread that a Khoda village resident was killed by police. <br /><br />Return to normalcy<br /><br />Except for St Mary’s School, which will open on Wednesday, other schools and government offices resumed work on Tuesday.<br /><br />“Students have been informed about the development. The situation is back to normal,” said a security guard of St Mary’s School. <br /><br />Sarvesh Kumar, who runs a grocery shop, also opened his store.<br /><br />“I thought the situation will be bad today, but everything is fine. Customers have started coming,” he said.<br /><br />The worst affected area was Badarpur petrol pump in Khoda Village. The mob torched the petrol pump in front of police officials. <br /><br />“We were not aware that it was a mess created by a drunk man.<br /><br /> We came to know that a man was killed by police, so we gathered and protested, but some youth went into a rampage.<br /><br /> The incident has brought a bad name to our village,” said Pradeep Sharma, a resident of the village.</p>
<p>The situation was normal in Mayur Vihar Phase-III in east Delhi on Tuesday, two days after a man died in a flash riot. Markets and schools remained opened, and residents said they felt sorry about the incident.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police deployment was also reduced, with only a few personnel stationed at some areas. “All shops are open and people are back to work,” said a policeman posted near Khoda village.<br /><br />Even the drunk driver, Kamruddin, was not aware that such a situation had developed after he was taken away to hospital.<br /><br />However, police have filed a fresh case of rioting with New Ashok Nagar police station on Tuesday after 20 people hurled stones and petrol-filled cans on policemen the previous night. <br /><br />On Sunday night, they had also recovered a dozen country-made pistols and over 50 cartridges from the riot-hit site. Police said they will submit a report on Wednesday to the city government about the riot.<br /><br />On Monday, police had filed two cases against unknown persons for rioting, attempt to murder and arson with two police stations in east Delhi and had arrested 13 persons.<br /><br />A case was also filed against the driver of an unknown vehicle based on a statement by Kamruddin, who fell from his motorcycle.<br /><br />“Police officials stationed at the barricade were trying to help him, but rumour spread that they had killed him,” said a senior police officer.<br /><br />After coming out from a police station, Kamruddin said he was “drunk” and was “driving a two-wheeler”.<br /><br />“A vehicle hit my scooter from behind and I fell down, after which I lost consciousness,” said Kamruddin. On whether cops hit him from behind, he said, “No. A car hit my scooter from behind.”<br /><br />A witness said Kamruddin was “dead drunk” and was “continuously abusing” police officials and people overtaking his scooter. Violence erupted on Sunday after rumours spread that a Khoda village resident was killed by police. <br /><br />Return to normalcy<br /><br />Except for St Mary’s School, which will open on Wednesday, other schools and government offices resumed work on Tuesday.<br /><br />“Students have been informed about the development. The situation is back to normal,” said a security guard of St Mary’s School. <br /><br />Sarvesh Kumar, who runs a grocery shop, also opened his store.<br /><br />“I thought the situation will be bad today, but everything is fine. Customers have started coming,” he said.<br /><br />The worst affected area was Badarpur petrol pump in Khoda Village. The mob torched the petrol pump in front of police officials. <br /><br />“We were not aware that it was a mess created by a drunk man.<br /><br /> We came to know that a man was killed by police, so we gathered and protested, but some youth went into a rampage.<br /><br /> The incident has brought a bad name to our village,” said Pradeep Sharma, a resident of the village.</p>
