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This Is Not a Media Trial, it Is an Inquisition, Says Umar Khalid in Court
As chargesheet is leaked in the media, activist questions attitude of the Delhi Police.
Umar Khalid. Photo: BASO
Rights03/Mar/2021
New Delhi: Political activist Umar Khalid told the court taking cognisance of the âconspiracyâ chargesheet in the Delhi Riots case that the women and men accused by the police in FIR 59/2020 were not facing a âmedia trial,â but an âinquisitionâ.
Khalid said that a newspaper he gets in Tihar jail carried a report on the first anniversary of the riots, with photos of some of the accused â Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, Meeran Haider and Asif Iqbal Tanha, and the headline â Delhi
Court tells Mandoli jail authorities to ensure Ishrat Jahan’s protection
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Former Congress councillor alleged harassment by prison inmates, moved to another barrack
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Former Congress councillor alleged harassment by prison inmates, moved to another barrack
A Delhi court on Tuesday directed the Mandoli jail authorities to “immediately” act to prevent alleged harassment of former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a north-east Delhi riots case, inside the prison premises.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat gave the direction after Ms. Jahan alleged that she was badly beaten up by inmates at Mandoli jail and was continuously facing harassment in prison. The court directed the prison authorities to give a detailed report on Ms. Jahan’s complaint and the steps taken to address the issue.