Court says no murder charge against six in 2020 riot death

A court here has ruled that the charge of murder was not made out against six men, who were accused of killing a fellow rioter during the 2020 communal violence here.

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NEW DELHI:

Instead, it has said the accused are liable to be tried for the offences of rioting, theft, house trespassing and criminal intimidation.

Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was hearing a case against Mohammed Firoz, Chand Mohammed, Rais Khan, Mohammed Junaid, Irshad and Akil Ahmed, against whom the Dayalpur police station had registered a case.

In an order dated February 13, the court said, "The case presented by the prosecution reflects that allegedly, deceased Shahid died of a gunshot injury when he was present along with companion rioters on the roof of Saptarishi Building (Saptarishi Ispat and Alloy Private Limited in Chand Bagh)."