Three statements by the same witness recorded by Delhi Police and a judicial magistrate at different points in time show glaring difference...
Three statements by the same witness recorded by Delhi Police and a judicial magistrate at different points in time show glaring differences, according to the chargesheet filed by police related to the murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal. The policeman died of injuries on February 24 in the communal violence that broke out in North East Delhi. The violence left 53 dead and hundreds injured.
The chargesheet in the matter was filed on June 8 and claims that the three witness testimonies attached point to “continuous misinformation” being spread about the amended Citizenship Act and proposed National Register of Citizens, which had inspired thousands of protestors to take to the streets in the preceding months. The chargesheets also said that the organisers of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act had chosen the date and time of the violence keeping in mind US President Donald Trump’s visit to India in February “to gain maximum impact”.
However, three statements made by a witness named Najam Ul Hasan at various times paint a rather complicated picture, as Scroll.in found when it examined the chargesheet and found glaring discrepancies in it.
Hasan is a 45-year-old resident of Chand Bagh and runs a store in Old Seelampur in North East Delhi selling ladies...
