India, March 21 -- Muslims in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, who were facing "khoon ki holi" threats after recent communal clashes, showered flower petals on police on Saturday after being able to offer prayers on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr.

Uttam Nagar has been tense after a 26-year old man died in clashes that broke out over fight over water balloon on Holi earlier this month.

A video doing the rounds on social media, which HT could independently confirm, shows two men holding a bag full of flower petals and showering those on the police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel, with one individual being heard saying in the background, "The cops gave full support".

"They did a fantastic job," the man says in the video.

The initial clashes brok...