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Topic: Delhi riots

Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to speed up hearing bail plea of Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam

Imam's counsel, senior advocate Siddhartha Dave, told the top court that the bail plea was pending since 2022.

4 yrs after Delhi riots, why ‘larger conspiracy’ case against Umar Khalid & others is still in limbo

Delhi Police FIR says riots were 'conspiracy hatched by Umar Khalid & his associates'. In Part 5 of ThePrint's series on 2020 northeast Delhi riots, we look at what's delaying trial.

Who killed Mehtab, Jakir, Ashfaq & Jameel — 4 yrs since Delhi riots, acquittals & unsolved murders

After 4 Muslim men were found dead, Delhi cops arrested 5, including 4 Hindus & a Muslim, for the murders. Their stories are Part 4 of ThePrint's series on 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

A burnt shop & ‘blunder’: How Akram Malik was charged, then acquitted in a Delhi riots case

In January, Akram was acquitted in a case stemming from an arson attack during 2020 Delhi riots. His story is Part 2 of ThePrint's series on arrests, acquittals & discharges in Delhi riots.

Judge transferred, HC to hear Delhi riots bail pleas from scratch after months of hearings

A bench headed by Justice Siddharth Mridul had heard the cases over the last year & even reserved orders. But Justice Mridul’s transfer has meant they will have to be reheard from January. 

Nehru once wandered around Delhi like a man in shock- horrors of Partition moved him

In ‘Shadows at Noon’, Joya Chatterji tells the subcontinent's story — from the British Raj through Independence and Partition to the forging of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

‘No overt act or participation’ — why court discharged Sharjeel Imam, 10 others in 2019 Jamia case

Saket District Court Saturday discharged Imam, Safoora Zargar and others in anti-CAA protest-linked case. Court noted dissent needs to be encouraged, though its display should be peaceful.

SC irked at police seeking adjournment over bail pleas of 3 student activists in Delhi riots case

A bench of Justice S.K. Kaul and Justice A.S. Oka observed that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta may be busy in several matters, but arrangements have to be made for the matter could be heard.

From Romeo & Juliet to Noble Gases, the ‘secret identities’ of witnesses in 2020 Delhi riots case

Witnesses have been granted protection under Section 44 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which states their identity may be kept secret if court feels there's threat to their life.

Were 2020 CAA-NRC protests & riots a ‘terrorist act’? Depends on which Delhi HC bench you ask

Differences arose in bail orders of Pinjra Tod activists and a Jamia student and of ex-JNUSU leader Umar Khalid. The disagreement stems from their definition of 'terrorist act'.

On Camera

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.