Guns, petrol bombs, acid, drilling machines — and other weapons that killed 21 and injured over 180 in Delhi

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​Drill Machine

​Drill Machine

In what may be a first, one of the attackers bore a drill machine into a 19-year old boy’s skull. The victim was admitted to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital where he underwent surgery. Doctor says he is stable but “only time can tell to the extent to which he has been able to recover".


Credits: Payal Mehta

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​Protestors attack 2 CRPF with acid in Delhi’s Karawal Nagar

​Protestors attack 2 CRPF with acid in Delhi’s Karawal Nagar

In a recent development 2 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were attacked with acid in Karawal Nagar in Delhi. Moreover, four security personnel also suffered acid burns while they tried to control a mob in Karawal Nagar. This comes after a head constable has already passed away on Monday, during the clashes.

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​Bullets and guns

​Bullets and guns

On February 24, a video of a man in red shirt holding a gun during violent clashes in north-east Delhi surfaced the internet. In the video, the man can be seen firing multiple shots in front of the police personnel.

This isn’t the first time someone used a gun in front of police. Last month, a young man pointed a gun at the protesters outside Jamia Millia Islamia University as they were opposing the CAA.

​Petrol Bombs

​Petrol Bombs

Petrol Bombs are yet another easy-to-make weapon that mobs are using to show their anger. Both anti-CAA and pro-CAA groups can be seen throwing petrol bombs at shops, vehicles in Bhajanpura in recent videos circulated on social media. Some of them even tried to burn a whole petrol pump using petrol bombs.

While petrol bombs can cause a lot of damage and endanger lives, they are easy to make. It requires standard raw material like glass bottles, a piece of cloth and petrol are Its consequences are turned fatal.

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​Stone, Bricks and glass

​Stone, Bricks and glass

The Maujpur-Badarpur metro station became a war zone with rival groups pelting each other with stones and throwing petrol bombs. Helmets were in huge demand as stone pelting from both sides was incessant. Armed with iron and wooden rods, the rioters let out "war cries" as a projectile hit the camps.

Mobs also threw pieces of glass, burnt tyres in Northeast Delhi.


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