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On 27 February, Kejriwal announced free treatment for the injured in government as well as private hospitals under the Farishta scheme. The government had made arrangements with the help of [[NGO]]s to supply food in areas where a curfew had been imposed. He also announced a compensation amount of {{INRConvert|1|m|lk=r}} to affected people, {{INRConvert|100|k}} ex-gratia, and {{INRConvert|500|k}} in the case of a death of a minor.<ref name="IE 27 Feb Live" /> He also announced that the Delhi government had set up nine shelters for the people affected by the riots. For people whose houses were completely burnt, immediate assistance of {{INRConvert|25000}} was announced.<ref name="28Feb Hindu" />
 
Food and other relief materials were distributed with the help of [[resident welfare association]]s and NGOs.<ref name="TH_compensation">{{cite news |title=Government to start distributing ₹25,000 to victims of violence |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/government-to-start-distributing-25000-to-victims-of-violence/article30946782.ece |access-date=1 March 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=29 February 2020 }}</ref> BJP leaders [[Tajinder Bagga]] and Kapil Mishra collected {{INRConvert|7.1|m}} for the Hindu victims of Delhi riots via crowdfunding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/03/02/delhi-violence-kapil-mishra-bagga-crowdfund-over-rs-71-lakh-for-hindu-victims.html|title=Delhi violence: Kapil Mishra, Bagga crowdfund over Rs 71 lakh for Hindu victims|website=The Week|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
 
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{{As of|2020|03|07|df=}}, police had registered 690 FIRs and around 2200 individuals involved in the violence were taken into custody.<ref name="IT690Cases" /> Some activists were charged with offences under the [[Indian Penal code]] and the Arms Act. Their friends and relatives alleged that they were tortured in custody.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/feb/28/delhi-riots-court-rejects-bail-plea-of-arrested-ex-congress-municipal-councillor-ishrat-jahan-2109944.html |title=Delhi riots: Court rejects bail plea of arrested ex-Congress municipal councillor Ishrat Jahan|work=The New Indian Express|date=28 February 2020|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="incitement3">{{cite news|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/firs-filed-in-delhi-riot-cases-double-in-last-twenty-four-hours/story-2ENuPDVMt5zMPFX09IcI6N.html|title=FIRs filed in Delhi riot cases double in last twenty-four hours|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 February 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="incitement4">{{cite news|url= https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/delhi-violence-court-rejects-bail-plea-of-arrested-excong-municipal-councillor-ishrat-jahan/1747456|title=Delhi violence: Court rejects bail plea of arrested ex-Cong municipal councillor Ishrat Jahan|publisher=Outlook India|date=28 February 2020|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/954538/two-anti-caa-activists-arrested-by-delhi-police-were-tortured-in-custody-allege-family-members|title=Two anti-CAA activists arrested by Delhi police were tortured in custody, allege family members|last1=Johari|first1=Aarefa|website=Scroll.in|date=27 February 2020|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> During a parliamentary debate over the riots on 11 March, Home Minister Amit Shah stated that rioters who had come from [[Uttar Pradesh]] had been identified.<ref name="AlJazeeraHumanity13Mar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/humanity-india-opposition-slams-gov-delhi-violence-200313101738869.html|title='Show humanity': India opposition slams gov't on Delhi violence|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=13 March 2020|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
 
In 2021, Mohd Wasim, Mohd Ayaz, Khalid, and an unnamed womanKhalid were arrested for involvement in the murder of Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal. A man named Munjtajim was arrested for Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma's death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2023-06-21 |title=Delhi Riots 2020: Police Arrest Accused in Head Constable Ratan Lal's Murder |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/delhi-riots-2020-head-constable-ratan-lal-murder-accused-arrested |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, an unnammed woman and a man named Munjtajim was arrested for Ratan Lal and Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma's murder respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2022-10-15 |title=Delhi Riots: Woman Accused in Constable Ratan Lal's Murder Arrested from Noida |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/delhi-riots-accused-woman-head-constable-ratan-lal-arrest |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-12 |title=IB staffer Ankit Sharma’s murder during Delhi riots: Over 2 yrs on, key accused held; visit to chemist gave him away |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-riots-ankit-sharma-ib-officer-northeast-delhi-riots-8204994/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
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