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7 Arrested For Constable Ratan Lal's Murder, 2 For Akbari Begum's: Delhi Police

Delhi Police PRO said face-recognition software is being used to identify those involved in the riots and the incident is being probed from all angles.

Delhi Police on Thursday asserted that the law-and-order situation in the national capital is normal now and said it has registered 712 FIRs and arrested over 200 accused in connection with last month's violence in northeast Delhi.

At a press conference, Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa said face-recognition software is being used to identify those involved in the riots and the incident is being probed from all angles.

Discussing the death of Police constable Ratan Lal, Randhawa said seven people have been arrested in the case. Two people have been arrested for the murder of 85-year-old Akbari Begum, who was burnt alive in her home.

The Police also arrested four people in connection with bodies of four people recovered from a drain in riot-hit northeast Delhi.

"Law-and-order situation normal in Delhi now. We are closely monitoring all PCR calls from northeast Delhi," he said.

"712 FIRs have been registered so far in connection with violence in northeast Delhi and over 200 accused arrested," Randhawa said.  

(With inputs from PTI)

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