Delhi riots

Six years after IB officer Ankit Sharma was brutally murdered during the 2020 Delhi riots, a court's conviction of Tahir Hussain lays bare the evidence, dismantles his PCR-call defence, and reinforces the prosecution's case that the violence was a targeted attack on Hindus.

On 23rd March, Muslim organisations presented a joint representation to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, advocating Umar Khalid’s candidature, arguing that it would showcase the party’s commitment to ‘civil rights’ and address the issue of a lack of sufficient Muslim representation from Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi riots were a planned conspiracy, not spontaneous violence, drawing a firm line between alleged masterminds like Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam and peripheral actors while upholding strict UAPA bail norms.

The court deemed the order to probe Kapil Mishra to be illegal, improper and incorrect, in addition to pointing out its flaws.

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Rejecting Tasleem Ahmed’s plea, the court noted trial delays stemmed from the accused themselves, not the prosecution or judiciary, and reiterated that bail under UAPA remains an exception even with prolonged incarceration.