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Topic: Delhi riots

Plea in HC wants fact-finding reports on Delhi riots by extra judicial bodies declared void

The court issued notice to Centre, Delhi Police and extra judicial bodies including DMC, seeking their stand on the petition by a lawyer whose school was burnt down in the riots.

Investigation pending in 407 of 755 cases a year after northeast Delhi riots

According to police data, a total of 1,818 people — 956 Muslims and 868 Hindus — were arrested in the last one year in connection with the Feb 2020 Delhi riots.

Film on Delhi riots recounts ‘burn & blame’, book probes ‘larger conspiracy’ as city burned

Riots erupted in northeast Delhi on 23 February 2020. More than 700 FIRs have been registered & over 200 people arrested by the Delhi Police for their alleged role in the violence.

A year on, Delhi riot victims struggle to cope with depression, nightmares & livelihood loss

Delhi riots broke out on 23 February 2020, leaving 53 dead and nearly 600 injured. Police say 755 FIRs were lodged and 1,818 people arrested.

DNA fingerprints, facial recognition used to probe riots cases, says Delhi Police chief

Commissioner S N Shrivastava said 231 accused were arrested on the basis of CCTV footage, 137 identified through Facial Recognition System & 94 through driving license photographs.

HC grants bail to cab driver accused of hatching conspiracy to incite Delhi riots

The court said that according to the call detail records, the accused was not even in the vicinity of the area where the incident occurred.

Delhi Police acted swiftly, fairly during February 2020 Delhi riots, says MoS Home Reddy

G. Kishan Reddy told the Lok Sabha Tuesday that 'proportionate and appropriate' actions were taken by the Delhi Police to control the situation.

Delhi court orders FIR in mosque attack during February riots, police to challenge it in HC 

On 25 February last year, rioters allegedly broke into Madina Masjid & set two LPG cylinders on fire causing an explosion. The next day, a saffron flag was hoisted on the mosque. 

UAPA rightly invoked against Pinjra Tod activists in riots case, Delhi court says

The Delhi court disagreed with Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal's lawyer that their offence was not covered under the definition of terror as outlined under the UAPA.

Delhi court rejects Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita’s bail plea in UAPA case

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat in his order passed Thursday said the allegations against Devangana Kalita in the northeast Delhi riots case prima facie seem to be true.

On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.