The White House on Tuesday declined to comment on the ongoing probe on former President Donald Trump, and said that President Joe Biden respects the ‘independence’ of the Department of Justice, CNN reported.
Former US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has received a letter from the Justice Department stating that he is the “target” of the long-running investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday said before the Delhi High Court that the trial court while granting bail to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar did not consider his conviction in another 1984 Sikh riots case. The SIT has challenged the bail granted to Sajjan Kumar in a riot case
The administration declared that anyone responsible for the mayhem on May 9—during which numerous government structures and military institutions were vandalized—would be tried in military courts.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing for July 24 on the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student and activist Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020.
"A team of Western Range-II/Crime Branch arrested a proclaimed offender, Mohd. Khalid, R/o Chand Bagh, Delhi. He is involved in the murder case of Head Constable Rattan Lal, Police Station Dayalpur, Delhi. A reward of Rs 1 lakh was also declared for his arrest," it added.
A Delhi Court has framed charges against six persons accused of burning a Muslim youth named Shahbaz alive at Khajuri Pushta in the Karawal Nagar area during the Delhi riots on February 25, 2020. His body was identified after DNA analysis.
A Delhi Court on Thursday acquitted six persons accused of rioting, vandalism, and destroying property during the Delhi riots of February 2020 in the Gokul Puri area, giving them the benefit of the doubt.