Tag: Delhi violence
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Conspiracy grew right after 2019 parliamentary elections: Police in Delhi riots chargesheet
Police have filed a 2,695-page “final report” in the chargesheet filed against 15 people under the stringent UAPA.
September 22, 2020 -
Facebook skips Delhi Assembly panel hearing; says already appeared before parliamentary panel
The panel said it would deliver 'a final warning' to the social networking giant over the no-show.
September 15, 2020 -
Shahrukh Pathan, who waved gun at police during Delhi riots, claims threat to life in jail
Shahrukh moved a Delhi court seeking a direction to the Tihar Jail authorities against transferring him to a general cell, claiming a threat to life.
July 25, 2020 -
‘No exception for pregnant inmate accused of such heinous crime’: Delhi Police to HC on Safoora Zargar’s bail
Safoora was arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell and is accused of hatching a conspiracy to incite communal riots in the national capital's northeast area. The trial court had dismissed the bail plea filed by her saying that it found 'no merit' in her petition.
June 22, 2020 -
Delhi violence: Former JNU student Umar Khalid, AAP councilor Tahir Hussain named in charge sheet
Another charge sheet has been filed against two 'Pinjra Tod' activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita in connection with the Jafrabad riot case.
June 2, 2020 -
Delhi Police arrest 2 JNU students over anti-CAA protest in February
Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal are the founding members of Pinjra Tod group (Break the cage), a movement for women's rights especially the college students, which began against the disciplinary curfew timings for the hostelers.
May 24, 2020 -
Delhi violence: Court dismisses bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan citing COVID-19 scare
Taking note of the viral video footage of the incident, Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar Malhotra refused to grant relief to Pathan.
May 9, 2020 -
PhD student from Jamia Millia Islamia University arrested for his alleged role in Delhi violence
The arrested student, Miran Haider, is also the head of the Delhi youth wing of jailed politician Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
April 2, 2020 -
Amit Shah in LS praises Delhi Police for containing violence within ’36 hours’, says will not spare culprits
He told the House that over 700 FIRs have been filed and over 2600 people have either been detained or arrested in connection with the violence.
March 11, 2020 -
2 Kerala news channels back on air as Govt revokes ban order over Delhi violence coverage
Condemning the gag order, the ruling CPI-M and the Congress party on Friday termed the decision of the Union government 'undemocratic'.
March 7, 2020 -
India issues demarche to Turkey for Erdogan’s remarks on Delhi violence
“The Turkish President’s remarks are factually inaccurate and driven by his political agenda. We made a strong demarche on the matter with the Turkish Ambassador on 3 March,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing.
March 5, 2020 -
7 Congress MPs suspended for rest of LS session for ‘unruly’ behaviour
The suspension was ordered after some Congress party MPs snatched a copy of a Bill, tore the papers and tossed them at Rama Devi who was in the Chair at the time.
March 5, 2020 -
Suspended AAP leader Tahir Hussain, accused of killing IB officer, arrested
The AAP councillor, accused of murder, rioting and arson, had arrived at the Rouse Avenue Court today to surrender, but his application was rejected by the judge.
March 5, 2020 -
‘If laws can’t be implemented, what good are those’: NSA slams police over Delhi riots
Doval's statement assumes significance in the aftermath of Delhi riots where the Delhi Police was seen to have initially failed in containing the violence that eventually killed 48 people.
March 5, 2020 -
Rahul Gandhi visits riot-affected Northeast Delhi, says ‘violence benefits no one’
The Congress has been demanding that the issue of communal riots in Delhi be debated in Parliament and proceedings of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been disrupted over the issue.
March 4, 2020 -
People in Delhi didn’t die of Coronavirus: Mamata Banerjee accuses Centre of diverting attention from riots
At least 46 people have been killed so far as two more bodies were recovered days after violent clashes erupted between the supporters and opponents of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) last week. Over 200 people have been injured as rioters rampaged through parts of the northeast district of the national capital burning down shops and houses and attacking the residents.
March 4, 2020 -
Long adjournment ‘unjustified’: SC asks Delhi HC to take up hate speech case on March 6
On February 27, the Delhi High Court had given the Centre four weeks to file its response on the issue of filing FIRs against the three BJP leaders for alleged hate speeches and inciting violence in the national capital.
March 4, 2020