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Delhi court extends Sharjeel Imam's police custody by 3 days
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Monday extended police custody of JNU student Sharjeel Imam by three more days in connection with the violence in the North-East district of the national capital.
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Anti-Sikh riots convict's plea seeking extension of interim bail infructuo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that a plea filed by 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict seeking extension of interim bail has become "infructuous" taking note that all such interim reliefs have already been extended till October 31 due to the pandemic.
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US government sends security officers to Kenosha after deadly shootings du
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US federal and Wisconsin state authorities announced on Wednesday that hundreds of additional security personnel will be deployed to the city of Kenosha after protests against police brutality escalated into riots with gun violence resulting in
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HC notice to Delhi Police challenging trial court order regarding North Ea
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Delhi Police on a petition filed by one accused named Khalid, challenging trial court order which granted more time to the investigating agency to conclude its probe in connection with a case relating to comm
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Delhi court dismisses bail plea of accused in north-east Delhi violence, s
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): A Delhi court while dismissing the bail petition of an accused allegedly involved in the violence near Chand Bagh Pulia, which took place earlier this year in north-east Delhi, stated that it was "conscious of the fierceness of the riots" which had broken out
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BJP leaders made communal remarks before Delhi riots, alleges AAP leader
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bhardwaj on Tuesday alleged that some BJP leaders made remarks "according to a pre-determined script" which provoked people and led to riots in Delhi.
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Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court asks police to continue giving security to wi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): A Delhi court on Tuesday asked the police to continue giving security to controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma, a witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, for a month and reassess the threat perception to his life.
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Sharjeel Imam tests positive for COVID-19 in Guwahati jail
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, who has been lodged at Guwahati Central Jail for allegedly delivering a seditious speech and abetting riots in Jamia Millia Islamia area in December last year, has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Effective prosecution, careful handling required in northeast Delhi riots
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Delhi Raj Niwas has said that cases pertaining to northeast Delhi riots and anti-CAA protests require "careful handling" in view of the gravity and deep impact on the society. It added that "effective prosecution" in these cases is the need of the hour.
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Action will be taken if politicians' speeches found to have any nexus with
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Delhi Police has submitted before the High Court that the speeches of political leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra, Pravesh Verma, and others are being examined and necessary action will be taken if
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Kapil Mishra, BJP instigated Delhi riots: Husain Dalwai
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Husain Dalwai on Tuesday said that Kapil Mishra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have instigated riots in Delhi.
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1984 anti-Sikh riots convict serving sentence in Mandoli jail dies of COVI
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Mahender Yadav, a convict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, who was earlier lodged in Mandoli jail and had tested positive for COVID-19 passed away at a private hospital in Delhi on June 4, according to Sandeep Goel, Delhi Director General (Prisons) on Sunday
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