2020 Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges of Rioting, Arson Against Rajdhani School Owner, Four Others
1 year, 10 months ago

2020 Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges of Rioting, Arson Against Rajdhani School Owner, Four Others

News 18  

A court here has charged a school owner and four others of rioting and arson in an alleged case of torching of properties and stone pelting during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. According to the prosecution, the riotous mob was ”using Rajdhani School as a base for the purpose of throwing petrol bombs and pelting stones at the properties belonging to Hindus”. It also discharged them from the charge of attempt to murder, saying admittedly no injury was caused out of the alleged firing from the side of the mob, nor it could be said that such firing was done with the intention to kill anyone The court said it was clear from the statements of several witnesses that accused Farooq instigated the mob to carry an attack on DRP School and destroy it as well ”to teach a lesson to Hindus”. ”In this case, accused Parvez, Ashraf Ali, Sonu Saifi and Anis Qureshi indulged in targeting the properties of Hindus and their acts were apparently prejudicial to the harmony between communities of Muslims and Hindus and they did disturb the public tranquillity through their actions while accused Faisal Farooq instigated this mob to attack upon the property belonging to Hindu,” the court said. Parvez, Ashraf Ali, Sonu Saifi and Anis Qureshi participated in the… acts of vandalism and arson being part of the mob,” the court said.

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What is the basis of making me accused in riots case, Khalid asks in Delhi HC
2 weeks, 4 days ago

What is the basis of making me accused in riots case, Khalid asks in Delhi HC

The Hindu  

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid on Friday asked the police, during a hearing in the Delhi High Court, the basis on which he had been named an accused in an Unlawful Activities Act case related to the “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Senior advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Mr. Khalid, argued that no criminality …

2020 Delhi riots: Court orders framing of charges against 25 accused in head constable death case
1 month ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court orders framing of charges against 25 accused in head constable death case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has ordered framing of several charges, including murder, arson and dacoity, against 25 accused in a 2020 northeast Delhi rioting case pertaining to the assault of a police team that left head constable Ratan Lal dead. 2020 Delhi riots: Court orders framing of charges against 25 accused in head constable death case Additional Sessions Judge …

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency

The Hindu  

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has stated that protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) or the National Register of Citizens in meetings does not amount to ‘armed rebellion’ or ‘insurgency’. Hussain made the submission through his counsel in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai. The court has been hearing arguments on the framing charges in the …

2020 riots: Delhi court acquits father-son duo over lack of evidence
2 months, 4 weeks ago

2020 riots: Delhi court acquits father-son duo over lack of evidence

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has acquitted Mithhan Singh and his son, Jony Kumar, who were accused of burning the Fatima Mosque and nearby houses in Khajoori Khas during the north-east Delhi riots in 2020. The court ruled in favor of the duo, giving them the benefit of the doubt due to insufficient evidence linking them to the crime. Rioters …

2020 Delhi riots: 10 acquitted for lack of evidence
3 months, 1 week ago

2020 Delhi riots: 10 acquitted for lack of evidence

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has acquitted 10 persons accused in a 2020 rioting case linked to an FIR registered at Gokulpuri. Additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma court, in an order issued on September 12, cleared all charges against Mohammed Shahnawaz alias Shanu, Mohammed Shoaib alias Chhutwa, Shahrukh, Rashid alias Raja, Azad, Ashraf Ali, Parvej, Mohammed Faisal, Rashid …

Delhi riots were result of deep-rooted conspiracy, everything was pre-planned: Prosecution tells court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi riots were result of deep-rooted conspiracy, everything was pre-planned: Prosecution tells court

Op India  

Delhi Police on Thursday began its arguments on framing of charges against accused persons in the larger conspiracy of Delhi riots 2020. The Karkardooma Court started hearing arguments on charges against the accused persons, namely Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Tahir Hussain, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Gulfisha Fatima, Safoora Zargar, Ishrat Jahan, Meran Haider, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and others. He also …

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Supreme Court dismisses SLP of Salim Malik
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Supreme Court dismisses SLP of Salim Malik

Op India  

On Saturday, 11th May, the Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition of Salim Malik alias Munna in the 2020 anti-Hindu riots case. The Delhi High Court on 22nd April refused him bail in the “larger conspiracy case” related to the 2020 anti-Hindu riots in northeast Delhi and noted that “witness statements” clearly show the accused had an “active part” …

‘No evidence’: Delhi court acquits 7 in riots case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘No evidence’: Delhi court acquits 7 in riots case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A sessions court has acquitted seven people in a 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots case, holding there was no “sustainable and inspiring evidence” against them. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was hearing a case against the seven who were accused of being a part of an unlawful assembly that torched two shops, an autorickshaw and a two-wheeler on …

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Police to clarify if its investigation in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots is complete or if any more chargesheets will be filed in the matter. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain asked Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad …

North East Delhi riots: So, what did they do in 2020?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

North East Delhi riots: So, what did they do in 2020?

New Indian Express  

‘We’ve lost everything’ Pankaj is a 34-year-old man now. I never thought that this ‘sometime’ would cost me four years of my life,” Pankaj told this newspaper. Recalling one incident where a Mosque cleric saved a Hindu boy after a mob of rioters chased him, Pankaj said, “Those were terrible times. He reflects on that fateful day as the one …

Three accused of arson acquitted for ‘not safe’ statement in 2020 Delhi riots case
11 months ago

Three accused of arson acquitted for ‘not safe’ statement in 2020 Delhi riots case

New Indian Express  

Though there was reliable evidence to prove that a riotous mob committed vandalism and arson, there were certain inconsistencies in the statements of the two constables, the court noted. It said that immediately after the incident, the duo did not make any statement or daily diary entry regarding having identified the accused persons. Both constables identified the accused persons after …

Delhi court frames charges of attempt to murder and rioting against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, and 11 others
11 months ago

Delhi court frames charges of attempt to murder and rioting against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, and 11 others

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Friday framed charges of attempt to murder, rioting and unlawful assembly against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, and 11 others in a case pertaining to the northeast Delhi riots of 2020. The judge maintained that, prima facie, there were grounds for presuming that the accused persons, including Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, Vikram Pratap, Samir …

2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat Jahan, 12 others charged with attempt to murder
11 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat Jahan, 12 others charged with attempt to murder

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday framed charges of attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and other related offences against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, activist Khalid Saifi and 11 others in a case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi Riots. “HC Yograj, who is the complainant and an eyewitness to accused persons forming part of the armed unlawful …

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Attempt To Murder Charges Against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi & Others; Discharges Them Under Arms Act
11 months ago

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Attempt To Murder Charges Against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi & Others; Discharges Them Under Arms Act

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and attempt to murder against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi and 11 others in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Both Ishrat Jahan and Khalid Saifi were also arrested in FIR 59 of 2020, the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy into the riots being …

2020 Delhi riots: Court frames attempt to murder, rioting charges against ex-Cong councillor Ishrat Jahan, others
11 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court frames attempt to murder, rioting charges against ex-Cong councillor Ishrat Jahan, others

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A city court has ordered the framing of charges of attempt to murder and rioting against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, activist Khalid Saifi and eleven others in connection with a case relating to the 2020 Delhi riots. Yameen alias Yameen Coolerwala and Sharif Khan alias Sharif Khureji -- are named in the FIR registered at Jagat Puri …

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to file a chart distinguishing the role of student activist Sharjeel Imam — booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act or UAPA for allegedly instigating the February 2020 Delhi riots — from his three co-accused who were granted bail in the same case in 2021. Sharjeel Imam had …

2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts man of rioting, arson and robbery offences
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts man of rioting, arson and robbery offences

Firstpost  

A court here Wednesday convicted a person of various offences in connection with the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, including arson, robbery and rioting, saying the charges were proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Noting that the witness, Shiv Kumar Raghav, was the president of the area’s market association and that he had identified Noor as the culprit who snatched his mobile …

Delhi Riots: Court Deprecates 'Wild Allegations' Made By Lawyer Mehmood Pracha Against SPP Amit Prasad Based On 'Private Investigation'
1 year ago

Delhi Riots: Court Deprecates 'Wild Allegations' Made By Lawyer Mehmood Pracha Against SPP Amit Prasad Based On 'Private Investigation'

Live Law  

A Delhi Court recently deprecated wild and unsubstantiated allegations made by Advocate Mehmood Pracha, who represents one of the accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, based on a private investigation against Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad that he took money in cash from the Delhi Police.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that he does not want to meddle …

Delhi Riots: Court Reprimands Delhi Police For Clubbing 39 Complaints In Two FIRs Based On Hearsay Evidence, Orders Separate Probe
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Riots: Court Reprimands Delhi Police For Clubbing 39 Complaints In Two FIRs Based On Hearsay Evidence, Orders Separate Probe

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday reprimanded the Delhi Police for clubbing 39 complaints in two Delhi riots cases against three accused persons based on “hearsay evidence” and ordered further investigation in the complaints separately. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala observed that there was no evidence on record to even confirm the date and time of the alleged incidents mentioned in …

2020 Delhi riots: LG VK Saxena sanctions prosecution of 6 people
1 year, 4 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: LG VK Saxena sanctions prosecution of 6 people

Op India  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the prosecution of six individuals charged in a 2020 North East Delhi communal riots case, which resulted in the death of a man from a gunshot wound. 84/2020 filed on 1 March 1 at police station Dayal Pur in Delhi against Mohd Firoz, Chand Mohd, Rais Khan, Md Junaid, Irshad, and Akil …

Three discharged in 2020 riots case; erroneous chargesheet: court
1 year, 4 months ago

Three discharged in 2020 riots case; erroneous chargesheet: court

The Hindu  

Discharging three men accused of rioting and vandalism in a case pertaining to the 2020 north-east Delhi violence, a court here has pulled up Delhi Police for filing a chargesheet without proper investigation. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Court, on August 16, said the order of discharge for Akil Ahmed, Raheesh Khan, and Irshad was being passed after …

Court orders framing of charges against Tahir Hussain, nine others in a 2020 riots case
1 year, 4 months ago

Court orders framing of charges against Tahir Hussain, nine others in a 2020 riots case

The Hindu  

: A court here has ordered the framing of charges against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and nine other people in a case related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. The charges were framed against Mr. Hussain, his brother Mohammed Shahdab and his aides, under various IPC sections, including 148, 435 and 450. The court cited the statement of an …

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges Against 49 Men For Allegedly Looting And Putting Car Showroom On Fire
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges Against 49 Men For Allegedly Looting And Putting Car Showroom On Fire

Live Law  

A Delhi Court yesterday framed charges against 49 men for allegedly looting and putting on fire a car showroom during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts framed charges against Rafat, Imran, Dildar, Faraz, Ayub, Saleem Malik, Salim Khan, Arif, Mohd. While framing charges, the court said that the evidence on the record prima …

2020 Delhi riots | Murder, dacoity charges framed against 6 who burnt man alive
1 year, 5 months ago

2020 Delhi riots | Murder, dacoity charges framed against 6 who burnt man alive

The Hindu  

Delhi’s Karkardooma court on July 8 framed charges against six men for allegedly setting one Shahbaz on fire, leading to his death during the riots in north-east Delhi in 2020. The framing of charges was carried out by Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala, who framed charges against Aman, Vikram, Rahul Sharma, Ravi Sharma, Dinesh Sharma and Ranjeet Rana, for the …

Delhi anti-Hindu Riots 2020: Delhi Police arrest Mohd Ayaz, one of the main conspirators of Head Constable Ratal Lal’s brutal murder by Muslim mob
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi anti-Hindu Riots 2020: Delhi Police arrest Mohd Ayaz, one of the main conspirators of Head Constable Ratal Lal’s brutal murder by Muslim mob

Op India  

On June 21, Delhi Police’s Special Cell said they had arrested Mohammed Ayaz, one of the main conspirators of the murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal during the anti-Hindu Delhi Riots of 2020. Notably, during the February 24, 2020 riots, a Muslim mob killed Ratan Lal while then-Assistant Commissioner of Police Gokulpuri Anuj Kumar and then-Deputy Commission of Police Shahdara …

2020 Delhi riots: ‘fabricated evidence’, hostile witness and a case of shoddy probe
1 year, 6 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: ‘fabricated evidence’, hostile witness and a case of shoddy probe

The Hindu  

June 11, 2023 01:10 am | Updated 08:01 am IST - New Delhi The Karkardooma Courts have acquitted four Muslim men in two different cases related to the 2020 Delhi riots in a span of nine days for the lack of evidence against them. While acquitting Noor Mohammad, who was booked for rioting, robbery and voluntarily causing hurt, etc., on …

Anti-Hindu Delhi riots: Court frames charges of attempt to murder, rioting against 13 persons
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-Hindu Delhi riots: Court frames charges of attempt to murder, rioting against 13 persons

Op India  

A Delhi Court, hearing North East Delhi riots case, has framed charges under sections related to attempt to murder, rioting and other offences against 13 persons. Javed Khan alias Shanu, Faisal, Shahjad Khan alias Montu, Shoaib Khan, Imran Khan, Badshah Khan, Irfan Khan, Siraj Khan, Arman alias Arbaz, Aman alias Suhail and Iqbal Khan alias Sonu under attempt to murder, …

2020 Delhi riots: SC issues notice to Delhi Police on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case
1 year, 7 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: SC issues notice to Delhi Police on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Delhi Police on the bail plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. The Delhi High Court, while denying bail to Khalid on October 18 last year, observed that the protests against the proposed Citizenship Amendment Act and the 2020 North-East Delhi riots were …

2020 Delhi Riots Case Court Slams Investigating Officer Unprofessional Investigation
1 year, 7 months ago

2020 Delhi Riots Case Court Slams Investigating Officer Unprofessional Investigation

ABP News  

A court here has deprecated the Investigating Officer in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots for his “casual and unprofessional conduct”, and referred the matter to Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora for appraisal of the investigation. “I deem it fit to refer this matter to the Commissioner of Police in order to make an appraisal of the investigation …

Delhi Court acquits Dinesh, Sandeep and Tinku of all charges in Delhi Riots of 2020
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi Court acquits Dinesh, Sandeep and Tinku of all charges in Delhi Riots of 2020

Op India  

On May 10, a Delhi court acquitted Dinesh Yadav alias Michael, Sandeep alias Mogli and Tinku of the charges of rioting during the anti-Hindu Delhi Riots of 2020. The evidence of these victims cannot be the basis to say that a mob caused these incidents.” Source: Karkardooma Court, Delhi Special public prosecutor ‘led’ the witness to the identification The court …

Delhi Riots: HC Asks Accused Khalid Saifi to Respond to Police Plea on Phone Recovery from Him in Jail
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi Riots: HC Asks Accused Khalid Saifi to Respond to Police Plea on Phone Recovery from Him in Jail

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked ‘United Against Hate’ founder Khalid Saifi, in custody in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, to respond to city police’s claim that he was found with a mobile phone in jail. Special public prosecutor Amit Prasad told a bench headed by Justice Siddharth Mridul that …

‘Acts instilled insecurity among people’: Md Shahnawaz, Md Shoaib, Shahrukh, 6 others sentenced to 7 years jail in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Acts instilled insecurity among people’: Md Shahnawaz, Md Shoaib, Shahrukh, 6 others sentenced to 7 years jail in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case

Op India  

On Tuesday, a Delhi court ordered rigorous imprisonment of seven years in jail to nine men accused in a case relating to the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. During communal riots, innocent ordinary people get caught in circumstances beyond their control, which leads to the violation of human rights as well,” the court led by the additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala …

20 arrested, 400 booked for rioting during Ram Navmi procession in Malad West
1 year, 8 months ago

20 arrested, 400 booked for rioting during Ram Navmi procession in Malad West

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Twenty locals have been arrested and 400 others booked for allegedly rioting, assaulting and unlawful assembly during Ram Navami procession in Malad West on Thursday night, according to Malwani police. 20 arrested, 400 booked for rioting during Ram Navmi procession in Malad West According to the Malwani police, FIR has been registered against 12 men, identified as Munna Naitulla …

Delhi riots: Court frames charges against former AAP MLA Tahir Hussain
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi riots: Court frames charges against former AAP MLA Tahir Hussain

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Thursday framed charges against Aam Aadmi Party councillor Mohd. Tahir Hussain and 10 other people for the murder of an Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma, whose body was found in a drain during the northeast Delhi riots in February 2020. Additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala held all 11 accused to be “liable to be tried for …

Delhi riots case: Court frames murder charges against AAP's Tahir Hussain, others
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi riots case: Court frames murder charges against AAP's Tahir Hussain, others

India Today  

Delhi's Karkardooma Court has framed murder charges against former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and 10 others in connection with the murder of Intelligence Bureau official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots. Tahir Hussain and 10 others were charged under Sections 147, 148, 153A, 302, 365, 120B, 149, 188 and 153A of the Indian Penal Code. The Delhi …

9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good men
1 year, 9 months ago

9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good men

Op India  

In July 2020, OpIndia published an elaborate report that traced how violence was carefully incited and executed since December 2019, leading up to the Delhi anti-Hindu riots. As someone who has spent 3 years working on reporting Delhi anti-Hindu riots, I can safely testify that even going through the chargesheets, the organisations that are active now, the lies being spread, …

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus
1 year, 9 months ago

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus

Op India  

On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. The court noted that the main objective of the convicts who joined the unruly mob guided by ‘communal feelings’ was to cause ‘maximum damage’ to the properties belonging to the people of the Hindu community. Hence, those charged are convicted for offences covered …

Object was to damage property of Hindus: Court convicts 9 in Delhi riots case
1 year, 9 months ago

Object was to damage property of Hindus: Court convicts 9 in Delhi riots case

India Today  

Delhi’s Karkardooma Court on Tuesday convicted nine people in the 2020 Delhi riots case on offences of rioting, unlawful assembly, theft, mischief causing damage, and mischief with fire/explosives. It said the convicts became a part of an unruly mob whose common object was to cause "maximum damage" to the properties of people belonging to the Hindu community. According to Sharma, …

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots
1 year, 9 months ago

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots

Al Jazeera  

Activists and family members of those languishing in jail for 2020 violence say the ‘draconian’ UAPA law is being misused to deny them bail. “The reason why these people are still in jail in spite of charges being dismissed on so many grounds is that they have been booked under a draconian law like UAPA which calls itself an anti-terror …

Three years on, here is a compilation of all the OpIndia ground reports on 2020 Delhi riots
1 year, 9 months ago

Three years on, here is a compilation of all the OpIndia ground reports on 2020 Delhi riots

Op India  

On the 24th and 25th of February 2020, India’s national capital Delhi saw large-scale anti-Hindu riots which marked the culmination of the hostility, hatred, and anger spread by the anti-CAA protests by the Islamists in Shaheen Bagh and other areas. Hindu shops were specifically targetted OpIndia visited Delhi’s Chand Bagh area on the 27th of February 2020, in the aftermath …

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge
1 year, 10 months ago

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and others on the city police's challenge to a trial court order discharging them in a 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The trial court had in its February 4 order discharged 11 people, including Imam and Tanha, while holding that they were made …

Delhi riots case: Court acquits 2 of charges of rioting, arson
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi riots case: Court acquits 2 of charges of rioting, arson

India Today  

A court here on Friday acquitted two people of all charges connected to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying "presumption cannot take the place of evidence". Hence, accused persons.are acquitted of all the charges levelled against them in this case," additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala said. ".On close scrutiny of evidences, I find that prosecution could show involvement of mob …

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists
1 year, 10 months ago

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists

The Hindu  

A Delhi court discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and eight others in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia university in December 2019. The court order, on February 4, said the Delhi Police had made them a “scapegoat”, and that there was no prima facie evidence that the accused were …

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha
1 year, 10 months ago

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha

India Today  

A Delhi court has discharged Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam and student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in the December 2019 Jamia violence case. However, Imam will continue to remain in jail for now as he is facing a probe under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act in the conspiracy case related to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Investigation agencies …

BREAKING - Delhi Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha In 2019 Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 10 months ago

BREAKING - Delhi Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha In 2019 Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Saturday discharged Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Milia Islamia University in December, 2019.Additional Sessions Judge Arul Verma passed the order. A Delhi Court on Saturday discharged Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Milia …

BREAKING - Delhi Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha In 2019 Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 10 months ago

BREAKING - Delhi Court Discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha In 2019 Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Saturday discharged Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Milia Islamia University in December, 2019.Additional Sessions Judge Arul Verma passed the order. A Delhi Court on Saturday discharged Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Milia …

2020 Delhi Riots: SC Irked Over Police Seeking Adjournment, Says Alternative Arrangements Needed
1 year, 10 months ago

2020 Delhi Riots: SC Irked Over Police Seeking Adjournment, Says Alternative Arrangements Needed

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure over the Delhi Police seeking adjournment of hearing on pleas against the bail granted to three student activists in the 2020 North East Delhi riots case on the ground that a senior law officer representing them was busy in another court. The bench had then posted the matter for hearing on Tuesday, …

Mob Damaged Properties of Hindus, Says HC as It Frames Charges Against Two in 2020 Delhi Riots Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Mob Damaged Properties of Hindus, Says HC as It Frames Charges Against Two in 2020 Delhi Riots Case

News 18  

A Delhi court has framed charges against the two accused for burning a school and other properties including vehicles belonging to Hindus in northeast Delhi’s Dayalpur in February 2020. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of the Karkardooma Court observed, “In pursuance to their common object, they attacked and forcibly entered into Arun Modern Public Senior Secondary School with common object …

Man accused of rioting, vandalism, arson during 2020 Delhi riots acquitted
1 year, 11 months ago

Man accused of rioting, vandalism, arson during 2020 Delhi riots acquitted

India Today  

A local court hearing two cases related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots has acquitted an accused of all charges, saying his presence in the riotous mob was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The cases were registered against Rohit, accused of being a part of an unlawful assembly that rioted, and committed vandalism, theft and arson in the shops …

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