India, March 18 -- 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 following apprehensions of potential violence raised by members of the Muslim community after the murder of a 26-year-old man during Holi, particularly in view of upcoming Eid.

The petition, filed by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), was mentioned by senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishna before a bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia.

Ramakrishna urged the court to take up the matter urgently, stating that a wide range of threats of violence on Eid had been issued on social media. She submitted that the orga...