4 charge sheets filed on AAP leader accused of Delhi riots, IO did not have answer to court’s question, commissioner summoned
Police had filed four charge sheets in FIR 59/2000. When the court sought answers from the public prosecutor and the investigating officer, they remained silent.
In the investigation of the Delhi riots case, the police is constantly being embarrassed in the court. The police have registered cases immediately but they are not able to give any concrete answer to the questions of the court. In many cases, the police got scolded by the court. In one such case, the investigating officer could not answer the questions of the Additional Sessions Judge, Karkardooma. The court has summoned the Special Commissioner of Police and asked for an answer.
In the case in which the special commissioner was ordered to appear by the court, former AAP councilors Tahir Hussain, Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Ishrat Jahan, Meeran Haid Gulfisan Fatima, Saif-urr Rehman, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Shadab Ahmed, Tasleem Ahmed, Salim Malik, Mohd. The names of Salim Khan, Athar Khan, Shafoora Zargar, Sharjeel Imam, Faizan Khan and Natasha Narwal are included.
Why filed four chargesheets, the judge asked, then came and the lawyer remained silent
Police had filed four charge sheets in FIR 59/2000. The matter is being investigated by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. The first charge sheet was filed on 16 September 2020. After that the police filed three supplementary charge sheets in November 2022, February 2021 and March 2022. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat found this method of the police exasperating. When he sought answers from the Public Prosecutor and the Investigating Officer on the supplementary charge sheet and the status of the investigation, he kept silence.
The Additional Sessions Judge said in his order that the Public Prosecutor and the Investigating Officer are unable to give any reply on the supplementary charge sheet and the status of the investigation. Therefore, now the Special Commissioner has been summoned. He himself will come and tell why the police filed supplementary chargesheets. The court has fixed June 9 for hearing the matter. All the accused were ordered to be sent to judicial custody.
Keep in mind that AAP leader Tahir Hussain was arrested by the police in connection with the riots in North East Delhi in 2020. In the subsequent episode, the police arrested more accused in the case. The police is still investigating the case. Cases are being heard continuously in the court.
