Siwan (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): The convoy of Raees Khan, an Independent candidate from Siwan narrowly escaped death after his convoy was attacked by a group of miscreants armed with AK-47s in Bihar's Siwan district on Monday night.
A Delhi High Court today issued an order to transfer Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, who had been critical towards Delhi police in the Delhi riots' case. He had called out the "callous and farcical" probe of Delhi police in some riots cases of 2020 and had also once observed that failure to conduct a proper investigation will torment "sentinels of democracy," was on Wednesday transferred to another court in the national capital.
A Delhi High Court today issued an order to transfer Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, who had been critical towards Delhi police in the Delhi riots' case. He had called out the "callous and farcical" probe of Delhi police in some riots cases of 2020 and had also once observed that failure to conduct a proper investigation will torment "sentinels of democracy," was on Wednesday transferred to another court in the national capital.
A Delhi High Court today issued an order to transfer Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, who had been critical towards Delhi police in the Delhi riots' case. He had called out the "callous and farcical" probe of Delhi police in some riots cases of 2020 and had also once observed that failure to conduct a proper investigation will torment "sentinels of democracy," was on Wednesday transferred to another court in the national capital.
A Delhi High Court today issued an order to transfer Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, who had been critical towards Delhi police in the Delhi riots' case. He had called out the "callous and farcical" probe of Delhi police in some riots cases of 2020 and had also once observed that failure to conduct a proper investigation will torment "sentinels of democracy," was on Wednesday transferred to another court in the national capital.
New Delhi Sep 22 PTI A Delhi court Wednesday dropped charges of arson against ten people accused of allegedly looting shops during the February 2020 riots saying the police was trying to cover up a flaw and clubbing incidents of two different dates The case was registered on the basis of three complaints -- one Birjpal stated that his rented shop was looted by a riotous mob at Brijpuri road on February 25 while Diwan Singh claimed that two of his shops were looted on February 24 Revoking arson charges Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav noted the complainants did not state a single word regarding the riotous mob committing mischief by fire or explosive substance in their initial statements Diwan Singh in his supplementary statement stated however that the riotous mob put his shop on fire to which the court said that the investigating agency cannot cover up the flaw by recording the supplementary statements if the offence of arson was not there in initial complaints made to the police The judge further said that arson charges cannot be invoked merely on the basis of statements of police witnesses who were posted as beat officers in the area on the date of the incident ASJ Yadav said that he is unable to comprehend how an incident that took place on February 24 can be clubbed with the incident which occurred on February 25 unless and until there is clear evidence that the same rioters were operating on both dates In view of the aforesaid discussion I am of the considered view that ingredients of Section 436 IPC mischief by fire or explosive substance are not at all made out from the material produced on record by the investigating agency the judge said The ten accused are Mohd Shahnawaz Mohd Shoaib Shahrukh Rashid Azad Ashraf Ali Parvez Mohd Faizal Rashid Mohd Tahir The other sections invoked in the chargesheet such as Sections 147 rioting 148 rioting armed with a deadly weapon 149 unlawful assembly 188 disobedience to order by public servant 354 assault 392 robbery 427 mischief 452 house trespass 153-A promoting disharmony on grounds of religion 506 criminal intimidation are exclusively triable by a Magistrate ASJ Yadav said He ordered for the case to be transferred to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi in February 2020 after 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
New Delhi Sep 21 PTI A Delhi court on Tuesday framed charges against six accused in three separate cases of murder during the communal violence here last year saying that there is prima facie enough material on record against themThrough a common order Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav framed charges and explained it to all the accused persons to which they pleaded not guilty and claimed trialI am of the considered opinion that prima facie there is enough material on record to frame charges against the accused persons under requisite sections he saidThe judge noted that even though there is no CCTV footage of the incident a public witness not only gave a categorical account of the incidents but also identified all the accused namely Mohd Salman Parvez Ashraf Ali Sonu Saifi Javed Ali and ArifThe court said that the accused were in constant motion around the scene of the crime as per their call data record CDR but no plausible explanation has been given in this regard by their counselsThe police said that the accused were undoubtedly part of the riotous mob which had committed brutal murders of three innocent persons as they belonged to a different communityAs per Delhi Police Veer Bhan received gunshot injuries in the head while traveling on a bike with his son Dinesh got shot in the forehead and Alok Tiwari succumbed to brain injuries caused by a blunt object at Delhis Shiv Vihar Tiraha in north east Delhi on February 25 2020 The accused have been charged under sections 147 rioting 148 rioting armed with a deadly weapon 149 member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object 153-A promoting disharmony enmity or feelings of hatred between different groups on the grounds of religion of Indian Penal Code IPCCharges have also been framed under sections 505 statements conducing to public mischief 302 murder 120-B criminal conspiracy 34 common intention of the IPC and Arms Act Under the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC an accused should be informed of the offence under which he is charged The basic purpose of the charge is to let them know of the offence that they are charged with so that they can prepare a defence Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi in February 2020 after 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 RKS RKS
New Delhi Sep 18 PTI A Delhi court has framed charges of rioting arson and property damage against two men for allegedly setting a shrine on fire vandalising and looting houses and shops during the riots last year As per the chargesheet while accused Gaurav allegedly put a shrine on fire with a petrol bomb in Delhis Bhajanpura area accused Prashant Malhotra looted and vandalised shops houses and vehicles in the same area on February 24 2020 Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav framed charges under requisite sections against the two accused and explained it to them in vernacular in the presence of their lawyers The accused pleaded not guilty and claimed trial in the case According to the police both the accused were part of a riotous mob Their call data record CDR location has also been found to be at the Bhajanpura intersection and in nearby areas where the alleged incident took place The case was registered on the complaint of an assistant sub inspector and the two were arrested on April 3 2020 They were however released on bail by the court ten days later according to the final report They have been charged under IPC sections 147 rioting 148 rioting armed with deadly weapon 149 member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object 427 mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees 435 mischief by fire Charges have also been framed under IPC sections 436 mischief by fire or explosive substance 392 robbery 188 disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant 34 common intention and sections of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property PDPP Act Under the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC an accused should be informed of the offence under which he is charged The basic purpose of the charge is to let them know of the offence that they are charged with so that they can prepare their defence Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi in February 2020 after violence between the Citizenship Amendment Act supporters and its protesters spiralled out of control leaving at least 53 people dead and over 700 injured PTI AAK AAR AAR
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): A Delhi court has framed charges dealing with murder and arson against five accused in connection with allegedly burning a man near Ramleela Maidan during north-east Delhi violence.