Tag: Delhi Riots

The accused, identified as Munjtajim alias Musa Qureshi, 34, had been absconding since then and a reward of Rs 50,000 had been announced on his head.

After the Delhi violence, the role of Hussain came out and from his house, the police recovered several petrol bombs as well as acid pouches. His house in the Khajuri Khas area of northeast Delhi was also used for stone-pelting and hurling petrol bombs during the violence.

The video of the incident had gone viral on social media and Wasim absconded to evade arrest. He was declared a proclaimed offender by a trial court in Delhi on March 16, 2021 in that case.

A Delhi Court has framed charges of rioting and attempt to murder against Shahrukh Pathan, who was seen in a viral video aiming a gun at a police constable during the riots in Delhi in February 2020.

Sharjeel Imam, a former JNU student and one of the key organisers of the Shaheen Bagh protest, was arrested last year from Bihar's Jehanabad.

As per the reply given in the RTI, around 370 police personnel were injured in the clash between the farmers and the police.

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the Delhi High Court 100-page judgment granting bail to one of the three student activists accused in a case of "larger conspiracy" related to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots, which claimed lives of 53 people and left hundreds injured.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in a Delhi Riots case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

New Delhi: The situation in northeast Delhi was peaceful Saturday morning with residents gradually coming to terms with the damage in communal riots in the area earlier this week. Security personnel have been conducting flag marches and holding regular consultations with locals to assuage their fears. They are also urging residents to not pay attention […]

New Delhi: Even though situation is gradually limping back to normalcy in the national capital, six families from Odisha residing in the riot-hit Khajuri Khas area under North-East Delhi are yet to come out of the trauma. Recounting the horror, the families stated that they were almost trapped in a building at Khajuri Khas and […]

Kolkata: Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of instigating riots and burning of trains and railway stations in Bengal during the violent anti-CAA movement in the state, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that she was ‘disrespecting’ the founding fathers of the constitution as also tribal and scheduled caste leaders by opposing […]

New Delhi: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the citizenship amendment law, in an unprecedented move which was sharply criticised by India. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Citizenship Amendment Act is an internal matter of India and that “no foreign party” […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a plea by suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain seeking to surrender before it in connection with alleged killing of Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Ankit Sharma, after which the police arrested him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja rejected Hussain’s plea saying that the relief sought by him […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Jamia Coordination Committee Media Coordinator Safoora Zargar, who is pregnant and was arrested under anti-terror law UAPA in a case related to communal violence in Northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta did not oppose it on […]

New Delhi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) team of Delhi Police on Sunday said the suspended Aam Admi Party councillor Tahir Hussain has confessed of masterminding the communal violence in northeast Delhi riots that took place in the month of February against the Citizenship Amendment Act. As per police, Hussain said that he “wanted to teach […]