The Delhi riots took place in northeast Delhi from 23 to 26 February 2020, amid protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act. 53 people died. About 757 cases we…
The Citizenship Amendment Act offered a faster route to citizenship for six non-Muslim groups from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Its religious test set off prote…
Anti-CAA protesters, many of them women, blocked a road under the Jaffrabad Metro station on the night of 22 February.
BJP leader Kapil Mishra told police to clear the blocked roads and said his supporters would not listen once the US President left. Clashes began that evening. He denies…
Mobs attacked people, homes, shops and places of worship across northeast Delhi. Head Constable Ratan Lal was killed on 24 February and IB staffer Ankit Sharma on the 25…
53 people died, most of them Muslims according to news reports, along with Hindus including a police head constable. More than 500 were injured.
About 757 cases were registered. The Special Cell's FIR 59/2020 alleged a planned conspiracy under the UAPA, with charge sheets in September and November 2020. The accus…
By February 2025, 109 of 695 district-police cases had been decided: 90 acquittals and 19 convictions. Witnesses often turned hostile or could not identify the accused.
The Supreme Court granted bail to five accused in the conspiracy case and refused it to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. A bail ruling is not a verdict on guilt.
A trial court convicted Tahir Hussain and four others of Ankit Sharma's murder and sentenced them to life. Hussain said he would appeal.
The High Court refused Khalid and Imam bail again on 30 September 2026. Charges in the conspiracy case had not been framed by 23 October 2026, and many trials continue.
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