A Delhi court has acquitted five persons accused of arson, rioting and vandalism in a case related to the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots.
Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh of the Karkardooma Courts acquitted Abdul Sattar, Muhammad Khalid, Hunain, Tanvir and Arif, who were accused of rioting, unlawful assembly and vandalism in Chand Bagh by a man named Tarun.
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The complainant had alleged that a mob attacked him and torched his motorcycle near the Bhajanpura petrol pump.
The court noted that while the Investigating Officer claimed to have shown the pictures of the five to the witness, he could not explain the source of those pictures. “The assertion on behalf of the accused that they had been falsely implicated in this case in order to solve this case cannot be completely brushed aside,” the judge observed. The ASJ noted that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and cleared the five of all charges.
