Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:27am on 05 Oct 2026,Monday India
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed 15 petitions seeking FIRs and an SIT probe into alleged hate speeches by political leaders linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The pleas named BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and others, alleging their statements contributed to the violence. Another petition named Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with AAP and AIMIM leaders. A separate plea sought an inquiry into alleged police misconduct during the riots, while another sought an NIA probe into alleged funding of CAA protests. The February 2020 violence killed at least 53 people and injured around 700. (PC: India Today)
