Delhi Riots News Headlines

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to file a detailed affidavit giving the latest status of criminal cases arising from the riots that broke out in the national capital in February 2020. The latest update of the cases pending before the trial courts were sought by

A Delhi court has directed the police to register an FIR against BJP leader Sambit Patra for allegedly posting a doctored video of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal supporting the farm laws, saying it may have resulted in rioting like situation across the nation. Metropolitan Magistrate Rishabh Kapoor directed the Delhi

A Delhi court has framed charges of arson and rioting against a father-son duo for allegedly damaging and setting a mosque on fire, vandalism, and stone-pelting during the February 2020 riots. Mithhan Singh and his son Jony Kumar are accused of allegedly being part of a violent mob that raised slogans

Facebook India's Public Policy Director Shivnath Thukral and Director (Legal) GV Anand Bhushan will have to appear before the Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony today (November 18) in connection with Delhi riots 2020. The panel had issued summons to Facebook India to clarify its stand on the role of social media in preventing the spread of false and malicious messages that affect peac

Calling it a calculated attack, a Delhi court has framed charges of murder, rioting, and criminal conspiracy against four accused for allegedly killing a man during the riots here last year. Anwar Hussain, Kasim, Shahrukh, and Khalid Ansari are accused of allegedly murdering a man named Deepak by beating him mercilessly

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid told a court here on Monday that statements of the witnesses in the Delhi riots conspiracy case were written by someone else and given to them as police did not have any evidence and a case cant be made against him on half-truths. Khalid and

After the Delhi Legislative Assembly's committee on 'Peace Harmony' asked Facebook India to appear before it on November 18, the latter sought 14 days' time from to make the appearance and furnish a statement. In an email sent to the Committee, Facebook India on Tuesday said that it is

A Delhi court has framed charges of rioting and arson against nine accused in a February 2020 riots case, saying that it would be a miscarriage of justice to throw out the prosecution's case merely because the statements of the public witnesses were recorded after a delay. Additional Sessions Judge Virender

A Delhi court has discharged eight accused from the charge of causing arson during the February 2020 riots, noting there is no CCTV footage and no complainant has identified themselves or alleged that they committed the offence. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav said the ingredients of Section 436 of the Indian

The Delhi Police on Thursday said that a 46-year-old man, accused of preparing and supplying bombs during northeast Delhi riots, was allegedly framed by his neighbour in Loni, Ghaziabad over an old enmity. According to the police, when the Special Cell unit of Delhi Police was investigating a case regarding conspiracy

The Lieutenant Governors office on Saturday forwarded a file of the Delhi Cabinet rejecting Delhi Polices proposal to set up panels of public prosecutors for the Republic Day violence and northeast riots to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) due to difference of opinion. Last week, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)