“Delhi Riots: Hindu man acquitted, was jailed based on a manipulated video given by brother of Muslim man he was trying to help. Details”, Opindia, Janaury 14, 2025:
“In a recent ruling, Delhi’s Karkardooma Court reprimanded the Delhi Police for clubbing six FIRs in a 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi Riots case and noted that the Investigating Officer (IO) “shrugged off” his duty to conduct a thorough investigation into the 6 FIRs. The court found that the 7-second video, based on which the IO falsely implicated a Hindu man Sandeep Bhati was manipulated.
Acquitting the Hindu man on the 8th of January 2025, Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala referred the case to the Commissioner of Police and directed him to assess the concerned IO’s conduct and take suitable steps.
The case against Sandeep Bhati was registered at the Karawal Nagar Police Station based on the statement given by a person named Shahrukh who was injured in the Delhi riots on 24th February 2020……..”
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