Man accused in Delhi riots case framed by neighbour

Cops: Alvi confessed he planted bombs on Khan’s rooftop over old enmity

A 46-year-old man, accused of preparing and supplying bombs during the Northeast Delhi riots, was allegedly framed by his neighbour at Loni in Ghaziabad over an old enmity, the police said on Thursday. It said that pipe bombs, which were planted by his neighbour, were recovered from the terrace of the man.

According to the police, when the special cell unit of the Delhi police was investigating a case regarding conspiracy of riots that took place in February 2020, it received a source based tip-off that one Ansar Khan, a resident of Kardampuri in Northeast Delhi, was indulged in the riots in February 2020.

The informer said that Khan and his son Imran were active participants in the Delhi riots and had prepared bombs during the riots and are still preparing more for disturbing communal harmony.

After flaring up the riots in Kardampuri, they fled from the area in June 2020 as questioning and apprehension of local miscreants and rioters of

Kardampuri area gained momentum in May and June 2020. He was staying somewhere at Loni in Ghaziabad, UP, the police said.

Thereafter, Khan was apprehended from Nithora Road on July 31. He was examined for the verification of secret information. Khan did not cooperate in the investigation. He was found suspicious, but did

not disclose anything.

For further enquiry and to check the facts of the information, Khan was taken to his house in Vijay Nagar Colony for search of the premises, a senior police officer said.

During the search, the police recovered five IEDs (pipe bombs) from the rooftop. Khan denied having knowledge of the bombs and it was observed that some of the facts were not in sync with the flow of information.

During further examination, it was found that one Mujammil Alvi (36), a resident of Vijay Nagar Colony in Loni, had some enmity with Khan in the past and there was some family feud going on between them, the police said.

In light of new facts, Alvi was examined at his home. During examination, he admitted that he had planted those bombs on the rooftop of Khan to avenge disgrace to his family.

A complaint was made to the SHO Kotwali Loni for necessary appropriate action to be taken against Alvi. A case under Sections 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance) and 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code and Explosives Act has been registered at the Loni police station, officials said. The violence in Northeast Delhi in February 2020 claimed 53 lives and left over 200 injured. The riots were triggered by clashes between those protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act and those supporting it.