Delhi violence: Feminists criticise Delhi Police action against students, anti-CAA protestors

The signatories said the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi has maintained a ‘stony silence’ about the arrests amid the lockdown.

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· 8 hours ago

‘Got your azaadi?’: Investigation into Delhi violence sparks concerns about bias against Muslims

Police claim that the number of those arrested from the two communities is ‘almost identical’. But many more Muslims were killed in the riots.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Yesterday · 09:00 am

Delhi violence: Police arrest two Pinjra Tod members for anti-CAA protest in February

The arrested, Natasha and Devangana, are students of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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· Yesterday · 08:09 am

In Delhi violence investigation, a disturbing pattern: Victims end up being prosecuted by police

Hundreds have been arrested by the Delhi Police, even as the lockdown made scrutiny and access to justice difficult.

Vijayta Lalwani

· May 23, 2020 · 09:00 am

Delhi violence: Jamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha arrested, charged under UAPA

Tanha was on Sunday arrested for the violence at Jamia on December 15 and sent to police custody for seven days.

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· May 21, 2020 · 03:18 pm

As Delhi Police crack down on student leaders, courts cite lockdown to justify lack of scrutiny

The police have made sweeping arrests and seized phones in cases related to the February communal violence.

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· Apr 29, 2020 · 09:54 pm

Delhi violence: AISA claims police visited state unit chief’s home, seized phone

AISA alleged that the police seized Kawalpreet Kaur’s phone ‘in the name of inquiry into the Delhi communal violence’.

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· Apr 29, 2020 · 02:31 pm

Delhi violence: President of Jamia alumni association arrested under UAPA

The police accused Shifa-Ur-Rehman of allegedly inciting the mobs during the violence in February.

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· Apr 27, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Delhi violence: UAPA against students ‘grave abuse of state power’, says civil society group

The signatories claimed that the Centre was attempting to intimidate the leaders of the protests against the CAA, NRC and NPR in order to crush the movement.

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· Apr 23, 2020 · 10:00 pm

Delhi violence: Suspended AAP councillor, accused in IB staffer’s murder, charged under UAPA

The Delhi Police has also arrested Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan and activist Khalid Saifi.

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· Apr 22, 2020 · 09:42 pm

Delhi violence: UAPA against Jamia students an example of crackdown on dissent, says Amnesty India

Jamia students Meeran Haider and Safoora Zargar, who were arrested earlier this month, were charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act on Tuesday.

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· Apr 22, 2020 · 09:12 pm

Delhi violence: Police book Umar Khalid, two Jamia students under UAPA

The students were booked for sedition, murder, attempt to murder, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion and rioting.

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· Apr 21, 2020 · 08:36 pm