Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Delhi High Court has rejected the bail petition of a man arrested in connection with the death of a head constable during the northeast Delhi riots in 2020.
According to the reports the Delhi High Court stated that the 2020 riots in Delhi “did not happen all of a sudden” and were a “pre-planned conspiracy”. The court said that the conduct of the protesters in the video clearly shows that it was a pre-planned conspiracy to disturb the functioning of the government as well as disrupt the normal life of the city.
The report further added that the Delhi High Court denied the bail and Justice Subramaniam Prasad stated that the systematic vandalism of CCTV cameras also confirms a pre-planned conspiracy to disturb law and order in the city and this is also evident from the fact that hundreds of rioters mercilessly attacked the police team with sticks and bats.
Further Justice Subramaniam Prasad said- “ Even though Mr Ibrahim could not be seen at the ‘scene of the crime’, he clearly was part of the mob for the sole reason that he had consciously travelled 1.6 km away from his neighbourhood with a sword, which could only be used to incite violence and inflict damage. “
The Delhi High Court further said – “The riots which shook the National Capital of the country in February 2020 evidently did not take place in a spur of the moment, and the conduct of the protesters who are present in the video footage, which has been placed on record by the prosecution visibly portrays that it was a calculated attempt to dislocate the functioning of the government as well as to disrupt the normal life of the people in the city.”
