Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra made a petition against the April 1, which sent further investigation into his connection with the riots of 2020 North East Delhi. The application was moved before the special Judge Kaveri Bawja, who is likely to take up the case. Delhi police also filed a plea against the order for further investigation. Last week, a Delhi court ordered a fir to investigate the alleged role of Kapil Mishra in the riots in the national capital in 2020. Additional Chief Justice Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia found an ‘prima facie’ observable offense, saying that Mishra’s presence at the place of the incident could not be excluded, and the case required an investigation against him and others. “It is clear that Mishra was in the area at the time of the alleged offense … required further investigation,” the judge said. “Let the further investigation be conducted in Mishra and his co-workers regarding the first incident (only on February 23, 2020) and were erected by the complainant for complying with the order of DCP North East on or before April 16, 2025,” the order said. The court ordered an application filed by Yamuna Vihar resident Mohammad Ilyas, who sought the registration of the fir. Delhi police opposed the plea and said Mishra had no role in the riots. The court asked police in Delhi to submit a ‘compliance report’ in the case by April 16. Violence broke out in northeastern Delhi on February 24, 2020, after protests on the Citizenship Act, and left 53 dead and several injured. 202 Delhi riots: Court acquitted five men with reference to a lack of evidence on April 4, 2025, a Delhi court acquitted five men accused of murder during the riots of 2020. The court acquitted Kuldeep, Deepak Yadav, Deepak Thakur, Mohammed Frurkan and Mohammed Irshad of all the charges. One Salman was allegedly killed by a crowd; However, in the opinion of the court, the investigating officer (IO) was unable to find the right culprit and the five persons were charged with the offense based on their presence in the crowd. According to the order, none of the persecution witnesses of the murder of Salman were put off. The judge noted: “If Delhi police could not find the culprit, it should have submitted an unnoticed report.”
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