BJP councillor Monika Pant on Saturday alleged that she was approached by Shikha Garg with a lucrative offer for supporting the Aam Aadmi Party during the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections.
New Delhi Jan 20 PTI A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Dinesh Yadav the first person convicted in connection with February 2020 riots to five years in jail Last month Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat had convicted him for being part of a riotous mob that set a house on fireThis is the first sentencing the riots casesYadav has also been directed to pay a fine of Rs 12000 said advocate Shikha Garg who had represented him during the trial A detailed order on sentencing is awaitedAs per the prosecution Yadav was an active member of the riotous mob and participated in vandalizing and putting on fire the house of a 73-year-old woman named Manori on February 25 night Manori had alleged that a mob of around 150-200 rioters attacked her house when her family was not present and looted all the articles and even the buffalo The 25-year-old Yadav was arrested on June 8 2020 The court framed charges against him on August 3 2021 to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial He was convicted on December 6 Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi in February 2020 after the violence between the Citizenship Amendment Act supporters and its protesters spiraled out of control leaving at least 53 people dead and over 700 injured PTI AAK SA
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