On more than one occasion, ASJ Yadav hauled up police across ranks over bad practice, lackadaisical probe, inordinate delays in filing FIRs, malicious clubbing of FIRs, and other failures.
The court's remarks add to a long string of criticism which has been levied against the Delhi police for their poor handling of investigations related to the riots.
Witness Accounts Undated, Not Named in Complaint : Court Grants Delhi Riots Accused Bail
Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav observed that there was no reason to incarcerate a man on the basis of implausible witness accounts.
Security personnel walk past Bhagirathi Vihar area of the riot-affected northeast Delhi, February 26, 2020. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted bail to one of the men alleged by Delhi Police to have been an associate of Tahir Hussain and to have injured a man in the February 2020 riots by noting that the accused had neither been specifically named in the complaint, and nor were the witnesses’ accounts dated.
Watch | One Year After Delhi Riots, Muslims of Shiv Vihar Are Still Living in Fear
It is impossible to compensate for the loss of life and property in the riots.
Video03/Mar/2021
Even after a year since the Delhi riots, people are living in fear. It is impossible to compensate for the loss of life and property in the riots. The Wire’s Arfa Khanum Sherwani spoke to the people of Shiv Vihar to find out issues they are facing.