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Entry, Exit Gates Of Nangloi, Badarpur, 4 Other Metro Stations Closed

Police Said Some "unsubstantiated Reports" Of Tension In Southeast And West Districts Were Circulated On Social Media.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Raghwendra Shukla | Updated on: 01 Mar 2020, 11:03:09 PM
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The stations were later reopened. (Photo Credit: PTI/File)

New Delhi:

Panic gripped the residents of several parts of Delhi after rumours of violence led to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) shutting down entry and exit gates of Nangloi, Surajmal Stadium, Badarpur, Tughlakabad, Uttam Nagar west and Nawada metro stations for a small duration. The Delhi Police and AAP leaders denied any incident and appealed people to remain calm.

"A rumour has been noticed that there is some tension in Khyala-Raghubir Nagar area of West District. There is no truth behind it. All are requested to keep calm as the situation is absolutely normal & peaceful," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) West Deepak Purohit said.

"There are some rumours regarding some communal tension in Tilak Nagar and Khyala areas. It is intimated that there is no tension in Tilak Nagar and Khyala and the whole west district area. Nothing to worry about," he added.

Police said some "unsubstantiated reports" of tension in southeast and west districts were circulated on social media.

"It is to reiterate that these are all rumours. Don't pay attention to such rumours. Delhi Police is closely monitoring accounts spreading rumours and taking action," they said, adding that rumours about tension in Dwarka and Badarpur areas were also "unsubstantiated".

The DCPs of some police districts and station house officers (SHOs) of police stations took to Twitter to assure people that their areas were peaceful and normal. 

However, shopkeepers downed shutters and vendors closed weekly markets as people rushed home early in several areas, including Subhash Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Janakpuri and Khyala areas in west Delhi.

With PTI Inputs

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First Published : 01 Mar 2020, 08:36:04 PM

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