Delhi Court Acquits 3 Riot Accused

A Delhi court has acquitted Sagar, Devender Gautam, and Anmol, who were accused of rioting, arson, and unlawful assembly during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh ruled that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The case heavily relied on CCTV footage allegedly collected from the India===List of public works ministries, but the court found the evidence certificate for this footage to be defective, rendering it inadmissible. The India===Forensic Science Laboratory had reported no signs of tampering with the footage, but the procedural defect in its submission led to its exclusion as evidence. The acquittal highlights the challenges in prosecuting riot-related cases when evidence is not presented according to legal standards.