Gthe crackdown on the rioters, the city police, on Friday, arrested 14 more persons suspected to be part of the riots that broke out on Monday. With this, the number of arrests now stands at 105, including 10 juveniles. A senior official said that while the sensitive areas remained under strict surveillance, situation has been slowly improving. The police will continue focus on restoring normalcy while working to identify and arrest all those involved in the riots. Senior police officials have said, their main goal now is to identify and arrest all those involved in the riots. Although the initial investigation using technology didn’t provide much information, the police are now focusing more on gathering intelligence.

 

They are using inputs provided by the informers in the affected areas to get important leads. Commissioner of Police Dr Ravinder Singal held a meeting with senior officials at Police Bhavan to review the situation. Stressing importance to restore peace in the city, he said police were monitoring the situation closely. So far, there have been no reports of more violence, he added. Dr Singal mentioned that a decision about the curfew, which has been in place since Monday, would be lifted soon. Sources say, the Commissioner of Police will review the situation early Saturday morning and may decide to lift the curfew if the situation continues to remain stable.