“Chandan Gupta murder: NIA Court slams Teesta Setalvad’s NGO and 6 others for involvement in ‘communal cases’, seeks probe into their funding and motives”, Opindia, January 6, 2025:
“On 3rd January, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court presided by Additional District Judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi in Lucknow sentenced 28 accused in the Chandan Gupta murder case to life imprisonment under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other sections.
Chandan was brutally murdered during violence that occurred during the Tiranga Yatra on 26th January 2018 in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh. The accused were convicted on 2nd January 2025. In the judgment, the court raised concerns over the involvement of certain NGOs in the legal proceedings questioning their intentions and source of funding.
Notably, the court categorically stated that, based on legal precedents, it was evident that Muslims had perpetrated communal violence against Hindus. It further observed that seven members of the mob were armed with firearms and cartridges, while others engaged in stone-pelting and attacked Hindus with rods and sticks…….”
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