New Delhi: 'At present, no written orders have been issued to shoot on the spot and curfew has been imposed in any area. If the need arises, we will not miss any of these steps.' This was said by Alok Kumar, Joint Police Commissioner of Eastern Zone (Range), during a special interaction with the media on Wednesday.

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He has said, "Yet if the perpetrators of the nuisance if it has started thinking itself that the police will not hesitate to take steps to control them, from shooting to curfew, it is quite good. May it improve itself." Significantly, the violence that started on Sunday, in Jaffarabad, Kardampuri, Brahmapuri, Gokulpuri, Bhajanpura, Maujpur, Babarpur in North East Delhi as well as Gagan Cinema in the border area of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. The areas near Gagan Cinema, Karawal Nagar, Dayalpur were also engulfed by Monday.

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In this violence, 19 people had been confirmed dead till around 12 noon on Wednesday afternoon, including Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal. The government has given an open exemption.

Central cabinet meeting will start soon, Amit Shah will give information about this matter