RIOTS: COURT ASKS COPS FOR REPORT ON PLEA SEEKING CASE AGAINST KAPIL MISHRA

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has directed the city police to file a report on a plea, seeking registration of FIR against BJP leader Kapil Mishra for allegedly delivering hate speeches ahead of the riots in Delhi last year.

On January 29, metropolitan magistrate Himanshu Raman Singh asked the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) concerned to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) on the plea by social activist Harsh Mandar who had alleged that Mishra gave inflammatory speeches in December 2019, January and February 2020, and also took out processions in several places that fuelled riots.

“Since the matter has already once gone to the high court, this court deems it appropriate to call a report from the concerned DCP,” the judge said in his order of Jan 29.

On February 23, 2020, Mishra visited the Jafrabad Metro station and held protests against those who blocked the road (anti-citizenship Amendment Act, or anti-caa, demonstrators) that runs underneath the metro station. Mishra demanded that the police remove anti-caa protesters within three days. The Delhi Police, in their charge sheets, have acknowledged that two groups of pro-caa and anticaa protesters clashed at Jafrabad at the start of the riots. They did not mention Mishra’s name.

Mishra did not respond to repeated text messages and calls requesting comment.

The matter will be heard next on March 9.

Since the matter has already once gone to the HC, this court deems it appropriate to call for a report from the concerned DCP HIMANSHU RAMAN SINGH, metropolitan magistrate