Topic: Anti-Muslim Pogrom Delhi 2020

Muslim women, residents of Subhash Mohalla in northeast Delhi, accused Delhi Police officials of beating and sexually assaulting them in a station premises on the night of 8 August

A group of 1337 scholars, rights activists, politicians, and cultural activists has condemned the Delhi Police for interrogating Prof. Apoorvanand, a well-known writer, public speaker, and Delhi University professor in connection with northeast Delhi violence.

Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia alleged that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal is misusing his power in Delhi riots case.

The Delhi government has rejected the panel of advocates headed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for the purposes of representing the Delhi Police in the northeast Delhi riots cases on the ground that the Prosecution and Investigating Agency should be distinct and independent of each other.

Nargis Naseem, a survivor of the anti-Muslim pogrom in northeast Delhi, who cracked the CBSE 12th board exams with first-class despite losing her home and study materials in the violence unleashed by Hindu mobs, has been sponsored by Vision 2026, a flagship project under the Human Welfare Foundation, Delhi, for her higher education under its ‘Meritorious Girls Scholarship’ scheme.

Delhi High Court has restrained Delhi Police from giving any further media statements about allegations against Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita till the framing of charges against her and commencement of trial on Monday.