Long road to trial
The Hindu
In a two-part series, we look at the causes for the delay in disposing of the 2020 Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case. In this first one, we take you through the case chronology
More than a year’s patience, approximately 400 court dates and a 17,000-page chargesheet sum up the north-east Delhi riots “larger conspiracy case” that is yet to see the beginning of a trial. While legal technicalities have often been cited as reasons for the delay, the Delhi High Court in a recent order called for swift disposal of UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) cases, noting that these involve serious offences and it is not easy for those in custody to secure bail.
The chargesheet invokes the stringent UAPA and names former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, Pinjra Tod activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, former JNU students Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha and MBA student Gulfisha Fatima.
A total of 18 persons have been named in the chargesheet, which accuses them of “engineering the north-east Delhi riots in February 2020 under the garb of anti-CAA protests”. Five of the 18 accused have been granted bail.
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