Death toll in Delhi violence climbs to 39

DN Bureau

The death toll in Delhi's communal violence climbed to 39 on Friday, a Delhi health department official said on Friday.

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New Delhi: The death toll in Delhi's communal violence climbed to 39 on Friday, a Delhi health department official said on Friday.

There were some areas of normalcy in the riot-hit localities of northeast Delhi with shops opening.

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Nearly 7,000 paramilitary forces have been deployed in the affected areas of the northeast district since Monday. Hundreds of Delhi police personnel are on the ground to maintain peace.

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More than 200 people have been injured in the communal clashes that broke out on Monday. The areas affected include Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh, Khureji Khas and Bhajanpura.










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