Death toll in last week’s Delhi riots rises to 53

The death
toll in riots which rocked Northeast Delhi last week rose to 53 on Thursday.

Till now, 44
deaths have been reported from Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, three from Lok
Nayak Hospital, one from Jag Parvesh Chander Hospital and five from Dr Ram
Manohar Lohia Hospital.

The last
updated death toll in the violence was 47.

The violence
which rattled the national capital for over three days started on February 24
as a clash between groups supporting and opposing the new Citizenship Amendment
Act (CAA).

Two Special
Investigation Teams (SITs) have been constituted under the Delhi Police’s Crime
Branch to carry out an investigation into it.