Kapil Mishra says Indian Express report on constable Ratan Lal chargesheet misleading and full of lies, used to malign him

BJP leader on Wednesday took to Twitter to say that the Indian Express report on charge sheet of Constable Ratan Lal’s murder by rioting anti-Hindu mob in February this year is misleading and a deliberate attempt to spread malicious rumour against him. आज निधि राजदान, कापड़ी, वागले, स्वाति चतुर्वेदी और पूरा गैंग मेरे खिलाफ झूठ बोल रहे हैं ये हैं चार्जशीट में लिखा पूरा सच – CAA विरोधी दंगाइयों जिन्होंने रतनलाल जी की हत्या की, दंगे भड़काने के लिए कपिल मिश्रा के खिलाफ झूठी अफवाह फैलाई उसी झूठी अफवाह को इन्होंने न्यूज बना दिया pic.twitter.com/qUHQmLUJ6M — Kapil Mishra June 24, 2020 Mishra was referring to the Indian Express report titled “Witness in Delhi Riots Chargesheet: ‘I heard people shouting Kapil Mishra’s men set pandal on fire’” wherein one witness identified as Najam ul Hasan who had heard the rumour that a pandal has been set on fire by Mishra’s men but not seen the incident, was referred to as an ‘important witness’ to cast aspersions that Mishra incited the riots. Indian Express’ report on Constable Ratan Lal’s murder charge sheet The headline of the article mentions only part of his statement where he only “heard” people shouting that Mishra’s men had set a pandal on fire. Indian Express chooses not to disclose that the charge sheet categorically mentions, “The accused persons further combinedly disclosed that along with them D.S Bindra, Dr. Rizwan, Athar, Shahdab, Upasna, Tabbsum, Ravish and others were involved in the conspiracy behind the ChandBagh riots.” Another accused, Mohd Saleem Khan had revealed that about two months ago, DS Bindra had started community kitchen at service road, Wazirabad road, ChandBagh.