Delhi riots: Court drops arson charges against 10, says police covering flaw
The Hindu
The court noted that the police was clubbing incidents of two different dates, says there is no evidence that the same rioters were operating on both dates.
A Delhi court Wednesday dropped charges of arson against ten people accused of allegedly looting shops during the February 2020 riots, saying the police was trying to cover up a flaw and clubbing incidents of two different dates.
The case was registered on the basis of three complaints – one Birjpal stated that his rented shop was looted by a riotous mob at Brijpuri Road on February 25, while Diwan Singh claimed that two of his shops were looted on February 24.
Revoking arson charges, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav noted the complainants did not state a single word regarding the riotous mob committing “mischief by fire or explosive substance” in their initial statements.
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