Delhi Court Acquits Six Accused in 2020 Northeast Delhi Riots Case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court acquitted six accused in a 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case saying that the prosecution had "miserably failed" to prove the charges and criticised police for tampering with records and filing a "fabricated" chargesheet. Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh, who was hearing the case against Prem Prakash alias Kake, Ishu Gupta, Rajkumar alias Siwainya, Amit alias Annu, Rahul alias Golu and Hariom Sharma accused of being part of a violent mob during the 2020 Delhi riots , ordered their acquittal. In an order dated January 31, the court said, "I find that the prosecution has miserably failed to prove its case against the accused and all the accused are acquitted of all the charges framed against them."