After an hour after the bulldozers reached Jahangirpuri area in New Delhi to begin an anti-encroachment drive, the Supreme Court halted the excercise and said it would take up the matter for hearing on Thursday. The top court has ordered status quo till then. The demolition drive comes days after communal clashes broke out in the area

People shift their belongings during an anti-encroachment drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area

 People shift their belongings during an anti-encroachment drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)

The Delhi Police has slapped the stringent National Security Act on five persons arrested in connection with the April 16 Jahangirpuri violence, even as the BJP and the AAP accused each other of links with the 'main conspirator'

Among those booked under the NSA are Ansar, the alleged 'main conspirator' behind the violence, and Sonu, who was seen in a video opening fire during the violence

Police on Tuesday arrested one more person for allegedly supplying a pistol to one of the accused

Meanwhile, police said the situation in Jahangirpuri is heading towards normalcy amid heavy deployment of security personnel in the violence-hit area

Some of the shops, mainly of grocery, in the streets have opened and the movement of people is becoming normal

Over 500 police personnel and six companies of additional force have been deployed in the area round the clock

Besides, a total of 80 tear gas gun parties and water cannons have been deployed and drones are also being used in sensitive areas for rooftop surveillance, police said

Security personnel stand guard in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area

Women paramilitery personnel keep vigil after bricks were allegedly thrown at Delhi Police Crime Branch team at C-block in Jahangirpuri, during their investigation into clashes between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession