A court hearing East-Delhi riots-related cases of 2020 on Friday acquitted four persons accused of rioting and burning a shop during riots in February 2020 in the Gokul Puri area.
The court acquitted the accused, giving them the benefit of the doubt and also cited ‘inconsistent statements’ of police witnesses. Additional sessions judge, Justice Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma court acquitted Mohammad Shahnawaz alias Shanu, Mohammad Shoaib, Sharukh and Rashid f the charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and arson.
“I find that (the) charges levelled against the accused persons in this case are not proved beyond doubts, “read a copy of the judgement on Friday.
The court also noted the ‘difference in the testimonies’ of two police personnel.
“In the present case, police constable Vipin stated that the incident at Shop A-53 took place after midnight, though head constable Hari Babu mentioned the time as around 2 PM,” the court further noted.
“There is mark difference in the testimony of these two witnesses, regarding the number of persons assembled at that place,” the court observed.