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A court in Delhi has directed the police to submit a report on a petition seeking a first information report against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kapil Mishra for his role in inciting communal violence in the Capital in February last year,
Live Law reported on Monday.
The petition had been filed by human rights activist Harsh Mander. He had also sought action against Mishra’s party colleagues Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma for allegedly making provocative speeches. The matter had also been heard by the Delhi High Court.
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Based on a complaint filed by social activist Harsh Mander, a court in Delhi has instructed the Delhi Police to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) to lodge an FIR against BJP leader Kapil Mishra for allegedly provoking people during the Delhi riots, last year.
“Since the matter has already once gone to the High Court of Delhi, this court deems it appropriate to call the report from DCP concerned. Let action taken report to be called from DCP concerned for March 9 on the complaint given,” Metropolitan Magistrate Himanshu Raman Singh said in an order passed on January 29.
In his complaint, Mander had sought registration of an FIR against Mishra “for encouraging violence against Anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protestors”.
Social activist Harsh Mander had sought registration of a case against Kapil Mishra (in pic).
New Delhi:
A Delhi court has directed the Delhi police to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) on a complaint filed by social activist Harsh Mander to lodge a case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra for allegedly provoking people to engage in riots in February last year.
The riots in northeast Delhi left 53 dead and several hundred injured.
The court was hearing the matter on the direction of the Delhi High Court, which was approached by Mr Mander last year. Since, the matter has already once gone to the High Court of Delhi, this court deems it appropriate to call the report from DCP concerned. Let action taken report be called from DCP concerned for March 9 on the complaint given, Metropolitan Magistrate Himanshu Raman Singh said in an order passed on January 29.