Delhi Court Acquits 6 in 2020 Riots Case

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ASJ Singh cleared Rajendar Jha, Tejveer Chaudhary, Rajesh Jha, Govind Singh Manral, Peetamber Jha, and Devendar Kumar alias Monu Pandit of charges including rioting and arson. The judge noted that “there are serious discrepancies in the story of the prosecution which had emerged during the prosecution evidence, and the prosecution failed to explain them.”

The court’s ruling, dated July 23, further stated that none of the public witnesses could substantiate the prosecution’s claim of the accused’s involvement in looting or vandalizing. Additionally, it found it peculiar that key witnesses did not identify the accused until June 2021, despite having been shown incriminating video footage as early as March 2020. This lack of reliable identification led the court to question the validity of the charges laid against the six accused, resulting in their acquittal.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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According to the court's ruling, why were ASJ Singh and his co-accused cleared of the charges including rioting and arson?

A. The prosecution failed to provide evidence linking them to the crimes. B. They provided alibis that were accepted by the court. C. The key witnesses identified them only after seeing video footage, which was too late. D. There was a lack of reliable identification from public witnesses.

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