Delhi riots: These viral WhatsApp chats ‘expose’ the conspiracy behind violence

New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Monday filed chargesheet against 15 accused for the communal violence that broke out in North-East Delhi in February.

In its chargesheet, police said the “key conspirators” arranged buses, manpower including around 300 women, and logistics to execute “pan-Delhi protests” against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

The accused persons decided in a meeting held at Chand Bagh on the midnight of February 16-17 to execute these protests “in North-East, Shahdara, South Districts, with the areas of Chand Bagh and Jafrabad as the initial hotspots,” the agency said.

The police have mentioned names of persons who attended these meeting and were later arrested in cases related to the riots.

Now, a social media account by name of Team Bharat has made fresh revelations which further exposes the role of conspirators. Team Bharat has shared screenshot of WhatsApp chats which allegedly took place between the conspirators before the riots broke out.

#BIGEXPOSE: When the violent and inhuman protests happened in the heart of India, Delhi, they said the protests were by local people of North East Delhi. Whatsapp group chats exposed a lot deeper insight into what actually happened and how they were organized #DelhiRiotsTruth 1/n pic.twitter.com/oS5L8aQWgH

— TEAM BHARAT (@TeamBharat_) September 22, 2020

Though Delhi Police hasn’t yet verified these claims but these screenshots of WhatsApp chats shared by Team Bharat are enough to send alarm bells ringing.

Why 300 women from Jahangirpuri sent to Seelampur – Jaffrabad via Shaheen Bagh on 23 Feb’20? In 6 buses and 1 truck to precipitate the riots ? The route via Shaheen Bagh was taken to evade Police. Why peaceful protests would require something like this? 2/n .@KapilMishra_IND pic.twitter.com/CVPUPY9dqK

— TEAM BHARAT (@TeamBharat_) September 22, 2020

Team Bharat has made several claims. It says the communal riots was not the handiwork of locals but it was a rather a result of deeper conspiracy and planning.

Were these women sent because local people were not willing to indulge in violence & burning city plan would fall apart? They say protesters were peaceful citizens asking for constitutional rights, then why were ladies told to carry chilly powder with them ? @advmonikaarora 3/n .

— TEAM BHARAT (@TeamBharat_) September 22, 2020

On Safoora Zargar, it says “Why Safoora Zargar participated actively in such groups? Athar Khan a resident of Chand Bagh and member of DPSG Whatsapp Chat group had organized a meeting of all protest site leaders of North-East in the night intervening of 16th & 17th Feb. 2020.”

Who was the chief planner? Why Safoora Zargar participated actively in such groups? Athar Khan a resident of Chand Bagh and member of DPSG Whatsapp Chat group had organized a meeting of all protest site leaders of North-East in the night intervening of 16th & 17th Feb. 2020. 4/n pic.twitter.com/IJ6mUstUo7

— TEAM BHARAT (@TeamBharat_) September 22, 2020

It says when a person named Owais Sultan opposed the sinister design, he was opposed and silenced in the WhatsApp group.

Plan was hatched to escalate protest sites to next level. They hatched a plan to move the protesters to move from protest sites which were in Muslim dominated areas to pre-designated spots on arterial roads which .@TajinderBagga .@GautamGambhir 5/n

— TEAM BHARAT (@TeamBharat_) September 22, 2020