Delhi High Court orders tight security for Eid in Uttam Nagar

The directions were issued by a bench led by chief justice DK Upadhyaya while hearing a petition filed by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (ACPCR) to enhance security arrangements at an Eidgah in the slum colony, as well as in and around other mosques in the locality.

“Eid is celebrated to rejoice. It is the duty of all concerned to ensure that on such a pious occasion, public life is not disrupted by any kind of untoward incident involving any sort of vandalism or hooliganism on the part of a single individual or any other section of society. It is needless to observe that it is the duty of the state, especially the police, is to ensure that every single citizen in the society is able to observe religious rights, including celebration of festivals,” the court said in its order.

ACPCR, in its petition, said that members of the Muslim community were apprehensive of the law and order situation on Eid, as tensions have persisted in the locality since the murder of 26-year-old Tarun Kumar during Holi celebrations on March 4.