The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the city police to respond to a plea by the president of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association Sh...
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the city police to respond to a plea by the president of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association Shifa-Ur-Rehman, challenging the sanctions granted to prosecute him under the anti-terror law in connection with riots in northeast Delhi in February, PTI reported. Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notice to the state and asked it to file a status report within four weeks on the plea.
Rehman is among the 21 people arrested in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. The Delhi Police have alleged the communal violence that left 53 dead in February was a “pre-meditated conspiracy” hatched and orchestrated by those protesting against the amended Citizenship Act.
In the case, widely described as a witch-hunt against protestors, the police have invoked the draconian anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, against the accused. They also stand charged for murder, sedition, promoting communal enmity, and offence under the Arms Act.
During the hearing on Monday, Rehman also sought to set aside the September 17 order passed by a trial court taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the police in the case, on the grounds that it was “bad in law for non-application of mind and passed without jurisdiction”. In its 17,000-page chargesheet filed on September 16, the Delhi...
