Those who conspired Delhi riots won’t be spared: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Mar 13: Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that those responsible for the recent riots in Delhi will be brought to book irrespective of their caste, religion and political affiliations.
Replying to a short duration debate in Rajya Sabha on the riots, he said over 700 FIRs have been registered and more than 2,600 people arrested based on evidence.
Those
who
are
responsible
for
the
violence
and
those
who
conspired
to
trigger
the
riots
will
be
punished
irrespective
of
their
caste,
religious
and
political
affiliations,
he
added.
He
also
said
that
the
government
was
not
running
away
from
a
debate
on
this
issue
but
wanted
a
peaceful
Holi.
Giving details, Shah said detailed scrutiny of videos of the riots is being done and driving licence, voter ID data are being used in facial identification software.
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He said that no Supreme Court guideline on privacy has been violated and no Aadhaar data has been used.
He added that 1922 faces have been identified using facial identification software.
He informed that 50 serious cases of murder, attacks on religious places, hospitals, and educational institutions being handed over to three SITs.