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New Delhi: A WhatsApp group comprising members of a particular community created on February 25 during the Delhi riots was allegedly used to mobilise and commit maximum violence. The members of the group led to the killing of nine people and dumping their bodies in the drains, a recent charge sheet filed by the Delhi police claims.

It was on the intervening night of February 25th-26th, when a group of rioters randomly attacked passer-byes after checking their identity at Nala Road, Johripur Puliya on the stretch of Bhagwati Vihar and Ganga Vihar, Delhi.

Nine accused people have been charge-sheeted in three separate killings during the north-east riots in Delhi. Hamza, Bhure Ali and Amin were found in the drain in Bhagwati Vihar of north-east Delhi.

The rioters kept on stopping random men and killed them with sticks and rods after asking for their identity. Nine bodies were found in the days to follow.

Delhi police charge sheet claims that they have identified and arrested those behind the killings. All men were part of a WhatsApp group, created to take revenge from the members of other community for burning their property.

Crime branch SIT probing the riots have arrested Nine members of a WhatsApp group createdto take revenge during the riots. They have been challenged for the killing of Hamza, Bhure Ali and Amin.

Two of the initial arrests led to the identification of other members after their mobile handsets were scanned. According to the Delhi police charge sheet, the accused were members of Kattar Hindut Ekta.

One of the members of the group, who identified himself as Lokesh Solanki from Ganga Vihar spilt the beans. On February 26, at 11:39 PM, he started instigating others with a text

Bhai Mai Ganga Vihar se Lokesh Solanki hu agr kisi ko koi problem ho or wha log Kam pde to bta dena Mai apni Puri Ganga Vihar ki team k sath aayunga Sara Saman hai humare pass goli bandook sab kuch," says the crime branch charge-sheet.

In the later texts, he accepted killing two men and dumping their bodies at the Nala. The same description matched with the victims in the case.

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