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Delhi High Court Demands Hard Evidence for Outsider Petitions Seeking New 2020 Riots Probe

The bench set a December 15 hearing after pressing petitioners to justify bypassing statutory remedies with concrete proof of investigative bias.

Overview

  • Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain noted that neither accused persons nor riot victims have challenged charge sheets, while third parties are asking for reinvestigation.
  • The court asked petitioners to show admissible material and explain why they did not approach magistrates over the past six years before seeking an SIT or a court‑monitored probe.
  • Petitions led by groups including Jamiat Ulama‑i‑Hind seek FIRs against political figures such as Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Verma for alleged hate speeches linked to the 2020 violence.
  • The bench highlighted that a similar issue is pending before the Supreme Court and indicated restraint to avoid duplicative proceedings.
  • The matter is listed for December 15 when Delhi Police is expected to argue; the force says it set up three SITs and registered 757 FIRs in the cases.