Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Wednesday recused from hearing the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020.
As many as 156 people have been arrested and 56 FIR’s registered so far in connection with the violence and rioting at Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, officials said.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has granted sanction for the prosecution of six persons accused in a case of North-East Delhi communal riots of 2020 in which a man died due to gunshot injury.
Delhi's Karkardooma Court will hear arguments on charges against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Tahir Hussain and other accused in the Northeast Delhi riots on a daily basis in a larger conspiracy case from September 11.
The chargesheet further stated that Jagdish Tytler on November 1, 1984, instigated the mob which resulted in Gurudwara Pul Bangash being set on fire by the mob and the killing of three persons belonging to the Sikh community and also promoted enmity between different religious groups.
In its, chargesheet, the central agency said that according to the eyewitness, the Congress leader came out of his white ambassador car and started instigating the mob.
While the proceeding was going on in the court, Members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) staged a sit-in protest outside the Court against its decision of granting bail to Tytler and raised slogans against him.
A minor scuffle also erupted between members of the DSGMC and Delhi Police outside Rouse Avenue Court leading to Delhi Police closing the entry gate of the courtroom due to security reasons. Tytler early today arrived at the Rouse Avenue Court in connection with a case related to anti-Sikh r
In their statements, both the sisters denied their involvement in the attack on the Jinnah House and damaging the public property during the violent protests triggered after Khan’s arrest.
As many as 141 people have been arrested and 55 FIRs registered in connection with the violence and rioting at Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, the police informed on Friday.
The Sessions Court of Rouse Avenue Court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the case of killings in the Pul Bangash area in 1984.