New Delhi: The Delhi police on Wednesday opposed a plea that sought an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra for his alleged role in the 2020-Delhi riots.
Responding to a plea filed by Yamuna Vihar resident Mohammad Ilyas, the police said that Mishra’s alleged role in the communal violence had already been investigated and nothing incriminating was found.
Ilyas had moved the court in December 2024 seeking an investigation into Mishra and six other people’s role in the riots that left 53 dead and over 700 injured.
The matter was heard by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia.
The petition named Mishra, Mustafabad MLA and deputy speaker Mohan Singh Bisht, the then DCP (North East), the then SHO of the Dayalpur police station, and former BJP legislator Jagdish Pradhan, for their alleged involvement in the riots, the Hindu reported.
Ilyas claimed that he saw Mishra and others blocking a road in Kardampuri and destroying the handcarts of street vendors, on February 23, 2020. He also said that the former (North East) DCP and some other officers stood with Mishra as he threatened anti-CAA protesters.
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