Uttam Nagar news: After ‘khoon ki holi’ threat to residents, Delhi HC unable to hear plea seeking security.

Updates to this live blog have been closed as Delhi HC was unable to hear the plea regarding security in Uttam Nagar. Based on the High Court's website, the matter was not listed today.

Uttam Nagar Eid news LIVE: Delhi High Court has agreed to hear the plea filed on the “khoon ki holi” threats in Uttam Nagar. However, based on the cause list on the high court's website, the matter has not been listed as of now.

Uttam Nagar Eid news LIVE: Congress MP Mohammad Jawed and parliamentarians from opposition parties on Wednesday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged threats to Muslims in Uttam Nagar.

In their letter, the MPs urged Amit Shah to direct to Delhi Police to act firmly against those "spreading hate".

Jawed's letter comes days after members of several right-wing Hindu organisations on Sunday staged a protest in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar over the killing of a man earlier this month, demanding strict action against those responsible.

Uttam Nagar Eid news LIVE: On Wednesday, the Delhi high court had orally asked the municipal corporation of Delhi not to undertake any demolition action against the homes of persons accused in the murder of a 26-year-old man during Holi celebrations in Uttam Nagar.

During the hearing, the court observed that the petitions contained vague averments and raised multiple causes of action, including issues relating to the police investigation in the murder case, which could not be examined in the present proceedings.

"It is pointed out that averments in the petition are vague and a separate cause of action is made. The petitioners seek liberty to withdraw the petition and file a better one within a week," the Court directed.

Uttam Nagar Eid news LIVE: The mother of the 26-year-old man, Tarun, who was killed in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area after a clash broke out between neighbours from different communities during Holi celebrations, has demanded strict action against the accused, saying that no action has been taken on their appeal, neither do they know who has been arrested yet.

Speaking to reporters, the grieving mother alleged that the incident began over a minor dispute involving a water balloon thrown by her seven-year-old niece.

"Nothing has been heard yet on our appeal. When they are shot, I will be at peace. I want the same thing to happen to them as the Yogi government does to criminals... My son has left this world. May no one else's son leave. They say 16 people have been arrested, but they haven't even shown us who they are," she said.

Uttam Nagar Eid news LIVE: On the situation in Uttam Nagar, Congress MP Ujjwal Raman Singh said: “The BJP is engaging in the politics of polarisation. Through this, it is making a failed attempt to win elections in the coming days. The incident in Uttam Nagar is condemnable. Just as people were stopped from celebrating their festivals during a religious event, the same happened in Sambhal.”

He added, “The High Court has taken strong note of this. I will tell the government to stop all this and let people celebrate Eid. Our Constitution gives us this strength. People of every religion have full freedom to celebrate their festivals equally.”

Uttam Nagar Eid news LIVE: A local resident of Hastsal Village told HT: “They keep chanting inflammatory slogans outside our houses. We can’t even leave our lane. Police are here but these men come and threaten us every day. Will they not allow us to celebrate Eid? The fight was between two families. What have we done?”

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: Several Muslim families living in Uttam Nagar’s Hastsal village, who HT spoke to on Tuesday, said they were planning to leave the locality until the situation normalises, ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival this weekend.

They said that communal tensions and threats made by religious groups over the murder of a 26-year-old man in a fight between two families from different communities on the festival of Holi have left them fearful.

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday condemned the killing of a man in a clash in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Holi and said Delhi follows a zero-tolerance policy against such "heinous criminal and violent acts".

Gupta said, "The heinous murder of an innocent young man in Uttam Nagar, Delhi, on the sacred festival of Holi is extremely heartbreaking, reprehensible and has shaken the conscience of the entire society."

"Delhi follows a zero-tolerance policy towards such heinous criminal and violent acts. Such brutality will not be tolerated under any circumstances," she said.

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: The tension began after a dispute between two families on March 4. An 11-year-old girl had thrown a water balloon from her terrace, which struck a Muslim woman.

The argument soon turned into a physical fight, leaving eight people injured. A 26-year-old man, Tarun Kumar, later died from his injuries the next day. An FIR was filed under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: While Delhi Police said they are holding meetings with residents and claimed nobody they spoke to shared plans of leaving the area before Eid out of fear, a bunch of hate content linked to Uttam Nagar as well as posts carrying open threats surfaced on social media. These remained unremoved as on Monday.

A senior police officer, speaking anonymously, told HT: “We have barricaded the area and protesters are removed if they try to enter the village or raise communal slogans. As of now, we are verifying these videos. Some of the people in the videos are not from Delhi.”

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: Congress MP Mohammad Jawed and parliamentarians from some other opposition parties on Wednesday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged threats to Muslims in Uttam Nagar and urged him to direct the Delhi Police to act firmly against those "spreading hate".

Jawed's letter comes days after members of several right-wing Hindu organisations on Sunday staged a protest in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar over the killing of a man earlier this month, demanding strict action against those responsible.

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that it will not demolish any unauthorised construction in houses belonging to certain individuals allegedly involved in a clash in Uttam Nagar on the day of Holi that left a 26-year-old man dead without issuing prior notice to them.

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: Delhi Police said they have made adequate arrangements and have also held meetings.

Deputy commissioner of police (Dwarka), Kushal Pal Singh, appealed to residents to remain in the area and assured of adequate safety arrangements for the festival.

“We have sent more than 22 requests to X and Instagram platform to take down provocative speeches and videos. Meta has already taken down a lot of content. We are also contacting the creators who posted these. Almost all of them are from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states. No local is involved. We have held peace meetings and ensured people from both communities that there will be no violence,” he said.

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) carried out an anti-encroachment drive in B-Block in JJ Colony, Hastsal, Uttam Nagar on Saturday, clearing temporary structures outside shops and reclaiming road space meant for pedestrians and vehicles.

Officials said unauthorised thadas (raised platform), stairs and temporary sheds in front of around 70 shops were removed during the operation, freeing nearly 380 metres (about 760 square metres) of public road that had been encroached.

The action is part of an ongoing enforcement campaign across the West Zone.

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: Speaking to HT on Tuesday, Jameel Ahmad, 55, who owns Miya Ji restaurant, said his family has been living in Uttam Nagar for over 50 years. He said they now fear facing consequences for actions they were not part of.

He described the matter as an old dispute between two families and said some leaders have warned of playing 'khoon ki Holi’, suggesting a bloodbath.

“I have three children and seven grandchildren. We are all scared because we have seen leaders say they will play ‘khoon Ki Holi’. We have nowhere to go,” the earlier HT report quoted Ahmad as saying.

Uttam Nagar tensions LIVE: The Delhi high court on Wednesday agreed to hear later in the day a petition seeking directions to the Delhi Police to enhance patrolling and security in the Uttam Nagar area.