New Delhi, June 15: After five cases of murder were reported within 24 hours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal questioned the law and order situation in the national capital. In a tweet on Friday, Arvind Kejriwal sought intervention from Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). In all five cases, the accused used firearms to kill victims.

"Five murders in Delhi in the last 24 hours is an extremely serious situation. I appeal to Lieutenant Governor & the Home Ministry to urgently look into the law and order situation of the national capital," Kejriwal tweeted. The AAP chief's tweet did not go well the Delhi Police which sent a quick reply to the Chief Minister. The police presented data to make a point that the crime rate has gone down in Delhi. Delhi Police Seizes Phone, Mobile Charger, Tobacco From OP Chautala's Cell in Tihar Jail.

Delhi Police tweeted, "The murders have been confirmed to be personal enmity-related. The overall heinous crime in 2019 is down by 10.5%, crime by use of firearms is down by 5.65% and crime against women is down by 11.5%." The department then tagged the Delhi Chief Minister at the end of the comment. Delhi Metro Free Rides for Women: Manish Sisodia Responds to Hardeep Singh Puri’s Remark, Says ‘Whenever Kejriwal Introduces New Scheme, It’s Made Fun Of’.

Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Police's tweets:

The tweet by the Delhi Chief Minister came after the national capital witnessed five murders within 24 hours, in all of them the accused used firearms. Outer Delhi witnessed two murders in separate instances, in one of them the victim was shot over a financial dispute while in another case, the victim was shot dead due to personal enmity.

In yet another case, two men were shot dead by unidentified bike-borne men in East Delhi's Nandnagari area. The case, which appears to be in a series of gang-wars in the capital, the Delhi police has neither denied nor accepted the gang war angle.

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