New Delhi: Courts here have said that investigative standards in a large number of 2020 cases of northeast riots are “very poor” and look for the Intervention of the Delhi Police Commissioner.
Additional Judge Judge Yadav made observations while framing the allegations against One Ashraf Ali for allegedly attacking police officials with acid, glass bottles and bricks during communal violence on February 25, 2020.
“It was very painful to note that in a large number of riot cases, very investigative standards Bad, “said additional sessions (ASJ) said, adding that in the majority of cases investigating officers (iOS) had not yet appeared in court.
Furthermore, ASJ Yadav said the police had almost not bothered to take an investigation at the logical end after filing a half-grilled filling sheet, because it was accused, which had been named in some cases, continued to languish in prison.
“This case is a striking example, where the victim is police personnel themselves, but IO did not bother collecting acid samples and had chemical analysis.
Io further did not bother to collect opinions about the nature of the injury,” he said in the date order August 28.
In addition, the Judge said that iOS cases of riots have not directed prosecution prosecutors to the demands and arguments only sent PDF emails from the cost sheet to them on the morning hearing.
He also directed a copy of the order in this case to be sent to the Delhi police commissioner “for reference and directed the remustment of the improvement”.
Judge further session said that the high time that DCP from the northeastern district and other high-ranking officers watched the observations taken by it and took the immediate improvement measures needed in these matters.
“They are free to seek expert help in this matter, failing that there is a possibility of injustice caused by people involved in this case,” added Vinod Yadav.
Communal clashes broke out in Northeast Delhi in February 2020, after violence between those who supported and opposed the citizenship law (amendments) spinning out of control.
Leave at least 53 people dead and more than 700 injured.
Delhi Riots: ‘Standard Probe is very poor in large quantities of cases’
