A court in the National Capital on Tuesday directed the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) and further investigation against Delhi Law and Justice Minister and BJP leader Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the 2020 riots in the northeastern part of the city.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia allowed the application of the complainant, Yamuna Vihar resident Mohammad Ilyas, who had sought an FIR against Mishra as well as the then Station House Officer (SHO) of Dayalpur police station and five others, including BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht and former party legislator Jagdish Pradhan. While allowing the plea, the judge noted that a cognizable offence was made out against Mishra.
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In 2020, communal violence had rocked Northeast Delhi between February 24 and 26, leaving 53 people dead, over 500 injured, and property worth crores damaged.
In February this year, the Delhi Police had opposed the complainant’s plea, stating that Mishra was being “framed” in the matter and he had no role to play in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots.
Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad had told the court that Mishra’s role had already been investigated in the larger conspiracy behind the riots and nothing incriminating was found against him.
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Ilyas, who was represented in court by Mehmood Pracha, had said in his complaint that he saw Mishra and others blocking a road in Northeast Delhi’s Kardampuri and destroying vendors’ carts. He had also claimed that the then Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northeast Delhi, was standing next to Mishra along with other police personnel, and warning the protestors to vacate the area or face consequences.
The complainant had also stated that he saw the then Dayalpur SHO, along with BJP leaders Pradhan and Bisht, vandalising mosques across Northeast Delhi.
In March, a magistrate court said it will begin hearing arguments on the charge against Mishra in connection with another case lodged under the Representation of the People Act (RPA), accusing him of promoting communal enmity during the 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections which took place in February.
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