2020 Delhi riots: Court directs DCP to take movement referring to incriminating nonetheless unverified video

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Hearing a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, a court docket docket proper right here has directed the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) concerned to “take immediate remedial action” referring to an unverified, incriminating video in direction of an accused.

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was listening to the matter mounted for orders on the aim of price in direction of 4 people — Rahul Kumar, Suraj, Yogender Singh and Naresh — who’ve been accused of being a part of a riotous mob that devoted arson in a spot of worship and some retailers on its flooring flooring on February 25, 2020.

The select took discover of the reality that there was a public witness who had acknowledged Kumar, whereas there was CCTV footage referring to Suraj and Yogender.

Besides, there was a video in direction of Naresh, who has been accused of committing arson and elevating a flag atop the place of worship.

“However, when the video was sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), the report was received stating that the DVD was found inaccessible in the video analyst’s system and hence, no examination was carried out. The FSL report was filed by way of a supplementary chargesheet,” the select talked about in an order handed ultimate week.

The select talked about there was no completely different witness to find out accused Naresh and it was “inexplicable” how the incriminating video, after being despatched to the CFSL, was found inaccessible.

“If it was so, the investigating officer (IO) or the station house officer (SHO) or the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) should have again sent the correct and accessible video to the FSL for their opinion and filed the same but instead, the IO has filed the supplementary chargesheet, along with the FSL report of the inaccessible video,” the select talked about.

Noting that the court docket docket has to frame prices on the premise of the proof on the market, he talked about it is “difficult” for the court docket docket to frame prices in direction of Naresh based totally on an “unverified DVD”.

“But yet at the same time, if the video exists and it is verified by the FSL, it can inculpate the accused and thus, discharging him at this stage without the FSL report will hurt the conscience of this court, particularly, given the nature of the case of burning of a religious place. Moreover, the origin of the video is not disclosed,” the select talked about.

“In these circumstances, this court is of the opinion that the DCP concerned should take immediate remedial action,” he added. The matter has been posted to June 7 for extra proceedings.

NEW DELHI: Hearing a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, a court docket docket proper right here has directed the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) concerned to “take immediate remedial action” referring to an unverified, incriminating video in direction of an accused.

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat was listening to the matter mounted for orders on the aim of price in direction of 4 people — Rahul Kumar, Suraj, Yogender Singh and Naresh — who’ve been accused of being a part of a riotous mob that devoted arson in a spot of worship and some retailers on its flooring flooring on February 25, 2020.

The select took discover of the reality that there was a public witness who had acknowledged Kumar, whereas there was CCTV footage referring to Suraj and Yogender.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Besides, there was a video in direction of Naresh, who has been accused of committing arson and elevating a flag atop the place of worship.

“However, when the video was sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), the report was received stating that the DVD was found inaccessible in the video analyst’s system and hence, no examination was carried out. The FSL report was filed by way of a supplementary chargesheet,” the select talked about in an order handed ultimate week.

The select talked about there was no completely different witness to find out accused Naresh and it was “inexplicable” how the incriminating video, after being despatched to the CFSL, was found inaccessible.

“If it was so, the investigating officer (IO) or the station house officer (SHO) or the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) should have again sent the correct and accessible video to the FSL for their opinion and filed the same but instead, the IO has filed the supplementary chargesheet, along with the FSL report of the inaccessible video,” the select talked about.

Noting that the court docket docket has to frame prices on the premise of the proof on the market, he talked about it is “difficult” for the court docket docket to frame prices in direction of Naresh based totally on an “unverified DVD”.

“But yet at the same time, if the video exists and it is verified by the FSL, it can inculpate the accused and thus, discharging him at this stage without the FSL report will hurt the conscience of this court, particularly, given the nature of the case of burning of a religious place. Moreover, the origin of the video is not disclosed,” the select talked about.

“In these circumstances, this court is of the opinion that the DCP concerned should take immediate remedial action,” he added. The matter has been posted to June 7 for extra proceedings.