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Delhi HC Dismisses Pleas Against Sonia Gandhi, Others in 2020 Riots, 2019 Jamia Violence Cases
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Moneycontrol•05-10-2026, 11:03
Delhi HC Dismisses Pleas Against Sonia Gandhi, Others in 2020 Riots, 2019 Jamia Violence Cases
- •The Delhi High Court dismissed pleas seeking FIRs against political leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, for alleged hate speeches related to the 2020 Delhi riots.
- •The court also rejected petitions for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the 2020 Delhi riots and the 2019 Jamia violence.
- •A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain pronounced the verdict, stating that all petitions were dismissed for reasons mentioned in the judgment.
- •The batch of petitions was divided into two parts, addressing the northeast Delhi riots and the Jamia Millia riots separately.
- •Petitions included demands for SITs, inquiries into alleged police inaction, hate speeches, and investigations into alleged rioters and funding of the riots.
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The Delhi High Court dismissed a batch of petitions seeking FIRs against political leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, for alleged hate speeches related to the 2020 Delhi riots and the 2019 Jamia violence.
The petitions covered the northeast Delhi riots that broke out on February 24, 2020, during citizenship law protests, and the violence at Jamia Millia Islamia following anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in December 2019.
The petitioners requested the formation of a special investigation team, a commission of inquiry, or a fact-finding committee, along with medical treatment, compensation, registration of FIRs against erring police officers, and action against political leaders for alleged hate speeches.
