The charge sheet in Delhi riots case filed on Wednesday does not have names of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam as accused as they have already been arrested..
The Delhi Police have named 15 people as accused in the charge sheet filed over the violence that took place in national capital in February this year. The over 20,000 pages charge sheet not only has names of all those who made provocative statements during the protest against the National Citizenship Law which began in the month of December, but all the accused had also plotted the Delhi riots in February, which had left 50 dead and several injured.
The charge sheet was filed in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Abitabh Rawat in Karkardooma Court. The 15 people named in the charge sheet has been accused under sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, IPC and Arms Act.
The charge sheet in Delhi riots case filed on Wednesday does not have the names of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam as accused as they were arrested a few days ago. So, their names will be in the supplementary charge sheet.
These are the 15 people named in the charge sheet:
1- Tahir Hussain 2- Muhammad Parvez Ahmed 3- Muhammad Ilyas 4- Saifi Khalid 5- Ishrat Jahan 6- Miran Haider 7- Safoora Jargar 8- Asif Iqbal Tanha 9- Shadab Ahmed 10- Natasha Narwal 11- Devangana Kalita 12- Taslim Ahmed 13- Salim Malik 14- Muhammad Salim Khan 15- Athar Khan
Earlier on Monday, Delhi's Karkardooma court granted 10-day custody of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid to the Special Cell of Delhi Police, which reportedly said that it wants to confront Khalid with over 11 lakh pages of documents in connection with Delhi riots.
According to ZEE News, here are the important points that have been mentioned in the chargesheet filed under UAPA by Special Cell in Delhi violence
1. Anti-CAA demonstrations aimed at tarnishing image of central govt
)
Demonstrations were planned against CAA to tarnish the image of the central government.
2. Anti-CAA demonstartions conviniently timed with arrival of US President Donald Trump
)
The timing and venue of the anti-CAA demonstration were carefully selected before the arrival of US President Trump
3. 'Communal violence' discussed in core committee meetings
)
Members of the core committee held several meetings. As far as the demonstration goes, the aspect of communal violence was also discussed in the meeting. The emphasis was on 'performance' the demonstrations in this meeting itself.
4. Location selected by anti-CAA protestors based on history of communal violence
)
The core committee chose to demonstrate in an area dominated by members of a particular religious community with a history of communal violence earlier.
5. Women used as shield in anti-CAA demonstrators
)
Women were put forward and used as shields in anti-CAA demonstrations
