A Delhi court has framed charges of rioting, arson and damage to property against two men for allegedly setting fire to a shrine, setting houses and shops on fire and looting during the riots last year.
According to the chargesheet, while accused Gaurav allegedly set a temple on fire with petrol bombs in Bhajanpura, Delhi, accused Prashant Malhotra looted shops, houses and vehicles in the same area on February 24, 2020 and sabotaged.
Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav framed charges against both the accused under the requisite sections. Both pleaded not guilty and claimed trial in the case.
According to the police, both the accused were part of the rioting mob. Their Call Data Record (CDR) location has also been found at Bhajanpura intersection and adjoining areas where the alleged incident took place.
A case was registered on the complaint of an assistant sub-inspector and both were arrested on April 3, 2020. However, as per the final report, he was released on bail by the court after 10 days.
He was charged under IPC sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (member of unlawful assembly, guilty of offense committed in the prosecution of common object), 427 (mischief amounting to fifty rupees). damages). ), 435 (prank by fire).
The charges were also framed under IPC sections 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance), 392 (robbery), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 34 (common intention) and prevention of damage to public property Huh. (PDPP) Act. Under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), an accused must be informed of the offense under which he is charged. The basic purpose of the charge is to tell them about the offense for which they have been charged so that they can prepare their defence.
Communal clashes broke out in north-east Delhi in February 2020, after violence between supporters of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and its protesters spiraled out of control, killing at least 53 people and injuring over 700.
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