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Sanchita Kadam
Genesis of Rights against handcuffs in India
14 Jun 2021
Recently, Delhi High Court refused the request made by Delhi police to produce two accused persons in the Delhi Violence conspiracy case, in handcuffs before the trial court. The court found the…
Tarique Anwar
Police Claims Vs Gaping Holes: Inside the Third Chargesheet in Delhi Riots' ‘Conspiracy’ Case
21 May 2021
The violence was “pre-planned” and carried out “unprovoked”. Hindus “retaliated” to the aggression, the investigators claimed.
Debangana Chatterjee
Natasha and Mahavir Narwal: A Far Cry from Justice
12 May 2021
“Due to the remediless crimes committed by the powerful, the words of judgement cry in secrecy.” This immortal line from Rabindranath Tagore’s Proshno (The Question) best depicts how schol
Tarique Anwar
Delhi Riots: Bail Orders Narrate a Saga of ‘Doubtful’ Witnesses, ‘Concocted’ Evidence
23 Mar 2021
Of over 3,000 bails granted since the probe into the violence began, NewsClick reviewed 120 bail orders passed by different courts in Delhi in the past one year.
Tarique Anwar
Delhi Riots: A Year Later, No Breakthrough in Six Murder Cases
19 Mar 2021
The Delhi Police pegs the total number of arrests at 1,825 in 755 FIRs registered in connection with the February 2020 riots in the national capital. A total of 693 FIRs are being investigated by…
Newsclick Report/PTI
JNU Sedition Case: Court Directs Delhi Police to Give Charge-Sheet Copy to Kanhaiya Kumar, Others
15 Mar 2021
The court granted bail to seven accused – Aquib, Mujeeb, Umar Gul, Rayees Rasool, Basharat Ali and Khalid Basheer – who were not arrested in the case earlier.
Newsclick Report
5,128 Cases Under UAPA Since 2015, 72% Rise in Last Five Years
11 Mar 2021
According to the data, 30 cases were lodged on charges of sedition in 2015 followed by 35 in 2016, 51 in 2017, 70 in 2018 and 93 in 2019.
Newsclick Report/PTI
JNU Sedition Case: After 5 Years, Delhi Court Summons Kanhaiya, Khalid, 8 Others on March 15
16 Feb 2021
All the accused persons have been summoned to face trial, the judge said in an online hearing.
PTI
Delhi Violence: Media Shouldn’t Destroy ‘Presumption of Innocence’ of Undertrial, Says Court
22 Jan 2021
The court called for media ‘self-regulation’ while hearing a plea by former JNU student leader Umar Khalid alleging “vicious media campaign” against him in a North-East Delhi communal violence case.
Monica Dhanraj
What do Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp Leaks Tell us About the State of our Democracy?
19 Jan 2021
The leak is reminiscent of the most recent leak of Umar Khalid’s charge-sheet in relation to the February 2019 violence in North-East Delhi that has also been leaked to the press.