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2 years on since death of man made to sing anthem, Delhi Police plan cash reward to identify their own

This comes after the Delhi Police repeatedly hit roadblocks in gathering concrete evidence against the accused personnel.

Faizan is seen lying injured on the road in a video. (Screengrab from Mojo Story's video)Faizan is seen lying injured on the road in a video. (Screengrab from Mojo Story's video)
3 min readNew DelhiJun 20, 2022 04:01 AM IST First published on: Jun 20, 2022 at 04:01 AM IST

MORE THAN two years since the death of 23-year-old Faizan, who was seen in a video clip lying injured on the ground as security personnel forced him to sing Vande Mataram and the national anthem during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has decided to announce a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of policemen involved in the incident, it is learnt.

This comes after the Delhi Police repeatedly hit roadblocks in gathering concrete evidence against the accused personnel.

Faizan died in a hospital on February 26, 2020, a day after his release from a police station where he was taken after he was allegedly assaulted by policemen in Northeast Delhi and, along with four others, forced to sing Vande Mataram and the national anthem.

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is k... Read More

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