Delhi Police had registered a case against former JNU student Sharjeel Imam for the alleged seditious speeches during the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act)-NRC (National Register of Citizens) protest.
"After the collection of evidence, Police have added IPC section 302 in place of section 304," Sagar Preet Hooda, special CP, Law & Order (Zone II, Delhi) said.
The revelations come ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in India. Delhi Police has now launched a search for at least four people suspected to be part of the terror conspiracy in which gangsters planned "targeted killings" of certain political leaders through two criminals - Naushad a
Delhi's Rohini court on Tuesday granted bail to Ashutosh Bhardwaj, an accused in the Kanjhawala hit and drag case. The court while granting bail, said, his role started after the commission of the offence.
Ahead of Republic Day, Delhi Police is hunting for four other terror suspects, besides the two who were arrested last week from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital, sources said on Tuesday.
Delhi police officials said the arrested person used to source firearms from Madhya Pradesh and supplied them in Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (West).
Opposing the bail plea, the Delhi Police argued that the case is a serious one and they were in the process of invoking section 302 (murder) of the IPC against the accused.
Security has been beefed up in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya after two terrorists were arrested in the national capital, who according to the Delhi Police, were tasked to carry out targeted attacks on the 'right-wing Hindu leaders', an official said on Monday.
The FIR has been registered by the IFSO unit of the special cell after a notice was sent by DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal regarding objectionable remarks against the daughters of Virat Kohli, retired former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma on social media.
BJP national president JP Nadda along with Union Ministers including Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Ministers of BJP ruled States and other senior party leaders will participate in the event.
The victim transgender, identified as Pt Abhisekh Tomar alias Minal was allegedly stabbed to death on January 10. A case was registered at Sunlight Colony Police Station.