The ongoing violence in Delhi has been fueling up the heat for the fifth straight day as unprecedented arson at the capital, orchestrated between pro and anti CAA forces, has been increasing the death toll drastically and the latest reports from Delhi say that the death toll rises to 35 as on Thursday noon while more than hundreds have been gravely injured during the violence.

The reports say that of 35 deaths, Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital has accounted for 30 deaths and the casualties include police officers, intelligence authorities, journalists, and civilians. On Wednesday, the death toll was 27 and the increase in the number of deaths reveals the long-simmering tensions have been going beyond the mechanisms of bringing the situation under control. According to GTB hospital, of the total number of deceased, at least nine had received gunshots and one of the deceased is a woman.

On Thursday, Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and senior party leaders met Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and they tabled their memorandum in which they called the President to ensure the life, liberty, and property of the citizens are preserved. The Congress leaders also pressed the President to remove Home Minister Amit Shah for his inability to restrain the violence in Delhi.

According to ANI, Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the leaders appealed to the President to notify him that the Delhi violence is a matter of great concern and a matter of national shame. He added that violence is the reflection of the total failure of the Central government. The Delhi police department said that it has arrested 106 people with the connection to the violence and the police had filed 18 FIRs. On Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the situation in Northeast Delhi is alarming and the government should call the army to contain the violence.

The unprecedented riots had its root that watered through the clashes and melee between the pro-CAA and anti-CAA groups on Sunday. On Sunday, the anti-CAA groups held demonstrations before Jaffrabad metro station. On February 23rd, BJP leader Kapil Mishra had offered an ultimatum to the police and protesters to clear the streets and hours after his tweet, series of clashes broke out between the pro and anti CAA forces in Northeastern parts of Delhi that had shaped into communal violence on February 24th that has been ongoing in the nation's capital.

The violence has been heating up despite the deployment of the armed forces, paramilitary troops and Delhi police personnel and most of the shops and schools were closed in the violence-hit regions and the police and troops have been rolling out the flag march directing the residents not to come out of their homes. The rioters had reportedly vandalized and torched fire on the shops, holy sites, and vehicles. On Tuesday, the Central government has deputed National Security Adviser Ajit Doval to Delhi as an in-charge to bring the city under control. He has toured the violence-hit regions and reviewed the security apparatus in place.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called the people to maintain peace and harmony and the opposition parties had urged Home Minister to step down after failing to constrain the riots. On Thursday, the police department of Hyderabad, Telangana arrested the members of the Communist Party of India after they attempted to burn the effigy of Home Minister Amit Shah and demanded his resignation.