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2020 riots: Court acquits 2 men
2020 riots: Court acquits 2 men
最后更新时间: 2024-09-19 18:16:02
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted a man and his son accused of rioting and other offences in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots in Feb 2020, saying both the accused were "entitled to the benefit of doubt in this case." The court of additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala noted that the testimony of two police witnesses in the case "appears as abnormal." "One cannot rule out that their statements were given or prepared with a pre-determined mindset against the accused, who were already in police custody since 05.03.2020. Therefore, in view of the aforesaid circumstances, only on the basis of evidence of PW4 and PW5, I do not find it safe to presume the presence of both accused persons among the rioters on 25.02.2020, during the incidents as probed in this case," said the court. The court was hearing a case registered in 2020 by one Mohammad Muntazir, alleging that a mob, including the two accused — Mitthan Singh and his son Jony — burnt down his house in Khajuri Khas and looted 1.5kg silver and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash. The court noted that all victims/public witnesses turned hostile in the case, denying having seen the accused duo among the rioters. TNN