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New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) A Delhi court on Thursday granted six days of interim bail to 2020 Delhi riots accused Khalid Saifi to attend family functions scheduled this month. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the bail application filed by Saifi, the founder of United Against Hate, seeking two weeks of interim bail to attend weddings of his niece and nephew and allowed his plea to attend the family functions. In an order today, the court said, "The Barat and Nikah of the nephew o ...Read More >
A Delhi court acquitted nine men accused in a 2020 Delhi riots case, citing unreliable and contradictory witness testimonies, raising questions about the investigation and evidence presented. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsNine men acquitted in 2020 Delhi riots case due to lack of specific and reliable witness testimonies.The court found contradictions and false statements regarding the location and timing of incidents.Investigating officer recorded the wrong date of the incident, further under ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has acquitted nine men in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, saying that the testimonies cannot be relied upon in the case as they lacked specificity and were general in nature. Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was hearing the case against nine persons identified as Shah Alam, Rashid Saifi, Mohammad Shadab, Habib, Irfan, Suhail, Salim alias Ashu, Irshad, and Azhar alias Sonu arrested in a loot and arson case linked to the northeast Delhi riots. In a March 3 ...Read More >
Jehanabad (Bihar) [India], March 30 (ANI): Arshad Imam, uncle of 2020 Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam, on Monday urged incumbent Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to call for justice in Parliament as the JD(U) chief was elected as a Rajya Sabha MP. Sharjeel Imam had returned to Bihar to attend the wedding of his younger brother, Muzzammil Imam, on Saturday. A Delhi court had granted him a 10-day interim bail for the purpose. Also Read | Shillong Teer Result Today, March 30, 2026: Check Winni ...Read More >
Sharukh Pathan, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots for allegedly pointing a gun at a constable, has been denied bail by a Delhi court, prolonging his stay in Tihar Jail. Key PointsSharukh Pathan, accused of pointing a gun at a constable during the 2020 Delhi riots, has been denied bail by a Delhi court.The court rejected Pathan's bail application, which was based on the amount of time he has already spent in custody.Pathan faces charges in two cases related to the riots, including attempted mur ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday denied bail to Shahrukh Pathan, accused of pointing a gun at a constable during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the regular bail application filed by Pathan on the ground of custody undergone, which was dismissed. Detailed order is awaited. Pathan, who is currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail, is accused in two cases related to the riots, including pointing a gun at Head Constable Deepak Dahiya and being i ...Read More >
Delhi Riots Tapes: Sharjeel Imam's 'Choke India' Speech Played in SC; ED Files Chargesheet on Vadra This bulletin covers the hearing of the 2020 Delhi riots case, where the prosecution presented speeches by accused Sharjeel Imam in the Supreme Court. It also reports on the Enforcement Directorate filing a chargesheet against Robert Vadra in a money laundering case linked to arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. Additionally, it details West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Chief Electio ...Read More >
Bihar Election Results 2025: The assembly election outcomes in the state have showcased the power of silent groundwork over loud rhetoric. While political parties sparred in high-decibel campaigns, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worked behind the scenes, orchestrating a network of grassroots engagements that set the stage for the historic performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in particular and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in general. The Sangh's strategy was meticulous. T ...Read More >
A Sessions court in the National Capital on Monday set aside an order passed by a Magistrate court to investigate Delhi Law and Justice Minister and BJP leader Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the 2020 riots in Northeast Delhi. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Court was hearing a revision petition [...] A Sessions court in the National Capital on Monday set aside an order passed by a Magistrate court to investigate Delhi Law and Justice Minister and BJP leader Kapil Mishra ove ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court on Monday allowed the revision petitions moved by Law Minister Kapil Mishra and the Delhi police. The magistrate's order is set aside, directing the Delhi police to investigate the role of Kapil Mishra in the North East Delhi Conspiracy case. Special judge Dig Vinay Singh set aside the order passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) to the extent of the incident of February 23. Delhi police had submitted that it had al ...Read More >
In a recent development, Delhi Police have challenged the request for bail from Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and others implicated in the infamous 2020 Delhi riots. Authorities argue that these individuals have been obstructing justice and allegedly orchestrated a plot against the nation. The Supreme Court has previously admonished the police for their delays in addressing the case. Opposing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and three others booked fo ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been a strong advocate for mental health awareness, reacted to cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues' recent revelation about battling anxiety. The 'Om Shanti Om' actress, known for openly sharing her own struggles with depression in the past, praised Jemimah for her honesty and courage in speaking up, highlighting the importance of conversations around mental well-being in sports and beyond. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Deepika Paduko ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) Seeking bail in the UAPA case linked to February 2020 riots in Delhi, activist Umar Khalid on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is no evidence linking him to violence and denied conspiracy charges against him. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khalid, told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria that there has been no recovery of funds, weapons or any material evidence linking him to the 2020 Delhi riots. "There are 751 FIRs, I am charged in on ...Read More >
New Delhi: The counsel for former JNU student Umar Khalid told a Delhi court on Tuesday that no criminality could be attributed to his client. The submissions were made before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai during arguments opposing the framing of charges against Khalid in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi. Senior advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Khalid, argued, "In any event, no criminality can be attributed, because unless you ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear bail pleas on Monday for activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others in a UAPA case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. This follows the Delhi High Court's denial of bail, which stated that "conspiratorial" violence under the guise of protests cannot be permitted. The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 20 ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court criticised the prosecution for creating confusion in a 2020 Delhi riots case and referred the matter to the Delhi police commissioner for remedial action.Additional sessions judge Parveen Singh, hearing the case on Oct 16, noted that the predecessor judge had observed "complete confusion" in the chargesheet, which grouped members of two rival mobs -- each with different motives -- as accused for multiple offences without clarifying their specific roles.The judge highligh ...Read More >
Student activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 riots case, has requested 14-day interim bail to file his nomination and campaign for the Bihar assembly elections. Imam, a permanent resident of Jehanabad, wishes to contest from the Bahdaruganj seat as an Independent. His plea highlights the need for his brother's assistance due to his mother's illness. Student activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the larger conspiracy behind the 2020 riots case, has sought a 14-day interim bail to file ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Trombay Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against at least ten students from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, for organising a "peaceful gathering" to commemorate the death anniversary of jailed Dalit activist and former Delhi University professor, GN Saibaba on Monday, October 13. The FIR also claimed that the students allegedly raised slogans in support of former JNU students Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who are currently behind bars in th ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court has rejected former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's bail plea in the Ankit Sharma murder case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. The court's decision comes after the prosecution presented evidence of Sharma's brutal murder, alleging he was stabbed multiple times while attempting to quell the violence. The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied bail to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the February 2020 ri ...Read More >
New Delhi: Umar Khalid described the FIR in the UAPA case related to the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy as "a joke" on Thursday.Senior advocate Trideep Pais, representing Khalid, made the submissions before the court of additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai, while opposing the framing of charges.Pais said that the FIR, in which the prosecution has claimed deaths of 51 people, is unnecessary as these deaths are being addressed in other FIRs. He said that the FIR lacked the sanctity of law a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Saturday organised a march to mark five years since the arrest of activist Umar Khalid, expressing solidarity with him and the others currently jailed in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. The protest came a day after the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on their bail pleas for a week. The apex court is now scheduled to hear the matter on September 19, after the Delhi High Court denied the accused relief in the ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 1 (ANI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched a scathing attack on the double-engine government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal United (JDU) in Bihar, and asserted that the Nitish Kumar-led government would be voted out of power in the coming six months. "This double-engine government will not be there in the next 6 months. The government that will come will be of the poor, of poor women, of Dalits and backward classes," Kharge ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Amid growing bonhomie with New Delhi, Russia is carrying out studies to determine the level of investments that it would require to manufacture its Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet in India. India has stated that it has a requirement for at least two to three squadrons of fifth-generation fighter jets and the Russian Su-57 along with the American F-35 is a contender for the project. Also Read | Delhi High Court to Pronounce on September 2 Its Decision on ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 1 (ANI): Following the Telangana government's handing over of the Kaleshwaram project case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao alleged that there was a delay in handling the case, which has enabled the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to erase all the evidence. N Ramchander Rao said, "After 20 months, this government has woken up and now it has handed it over to the CBI. In these 20 months, a lot of water would ...Read More >
Satish Golcha will take over the post of Delhi Police Commissioner from Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh. A day after the Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked inside her house, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday appointed Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of AGMUT cadre, as the new Delhi Police Commissioner. "With the approval of the competent authority, Satish Golcha, presently posted as DG (Prisons), Delhi, is hereby appointed to the post of the Commissioner of Police, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Golcha as the new Delhi Police Commissioner. Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory cadre), is currently serving as Director General (Prisons), Delhi. He will assume charge as the city's top cop with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders. Also Read | Jaipur Shocker: Woman Suffering Fro ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant development days after Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked by a man at a public programme, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed senior IPS officer Satish Golcha as the 26th Commissioner of Delhi Police. Satish Golcha is a 1992-batch IPS officer who will replace SBK Singh who took up additional charge as Commissioner on July 31. Here are all the details you need to know on who is the new Commissioner of Delhi Police. Senior IPS officer Satish Gol ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Satish Golcha, an IPS officer of the 1992 batch, was on Thursday named the new Delhi Police Commissioner, an announcement that comes a day after a security breach and assault on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta by a visitor at her public hearing. Known as a no-nonsense and upright officer and recognised for his integrity and diligence, Golcha's appointment to the top post follows a tenure as the Director General (Prisons) for the Delhi government. With a reputation ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Golcha as the new Police Commissioner of Delhi. Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory cadre), is currently serving as Director General (Prisons), Delhi. He will assume charge as Police Commissioner of the national capital with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders. "With the approval of the Competent Authorit ...Read More >
A bench of justice Neena Bansal Krishna reserved the verdict in former municipal councillor Tahir Hussain's petition seeking bail The murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the northeast Delhi riots was intended as a chilling act of defiance against the security forces, the Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. Even as a bench of justice Neena Bansal Krishna reserved the verdict in former municipal councillor Tahir Hussain's petition seeking bail in Sharm ...Read More >
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