Manish Sisodia, AAP leader and the deputy chief minister of Delhi, said on Tuesday that 79 houses and 327 shops were gutted in arson during the communal flare-up in northeast Delhi last week.

Sisodia said at a news conference that 41 bodies have been recovered so far quoting police figures.

Besides the 79 burnt houses, 168 suffered substantial and 40 minor damage due to arson, he said, citing figures available till Monday evening.

“Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and ministers of Delhi government are on the ground,” Sisodia said. “Damage assessment is being done by 18 teams headed by SDMs.”

He said that so far, Rs 25 lakh had been distributed as ex gratia.

“Those whose documents have been burnt should approach SDM offices as soon as possible. Students who have lost their study material in arson will be helped,” he added.