New Delhi, February 27: The death toll in the communal violence in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law reached 32 on Thursday, senior officials said.
It was at 27 till Wednesday night.
“Five more deaths recorded at GTB Hospital, so death toll at that hospital has gone up to 30, taking total toll to 32,” a senior Delhi Health Department official told PTI.
The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital had reported two fatalities on Wednesday.
19 calls received from violence-hit northeast Delhi between 12 am and 8 am
The Delhi Fire Service received 19 calls from midnight to 8 am on Thursday from riot-hit areas of northeast Delhi, an official said.
Over 100 firemen are deployed in the area and all the four fire station in the area are provided with extra fire tenders to meet any emergency and are being managed by senior officers, Director of Delhi Fire Service Atul Garg said.
Senior officers are also camping in the riot-affected area, he added. —PTI
