2020 Delhi Riots: Court Acquits Three Accused Of Rioting, Arson
The court was hearing a case against Sagar, Devender Gautam and Anmol, who were accused of rioting, arson, dacoity and provisions of the PDPP Act
Published : February 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM IST
|Updated : February 26, 2026 at 8:26 PM IST
New Delhi: Delhi's Karkardooma Court has acquitted three persons accused of rioting, arson and unlawful assembly during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt in the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Kumar Singh acquitted Sagar, Devendra Gautam, and Anmol against whom an FIR was filed for rioting, arson and robbery.
Acquitting the three, the court stated that no evidence could be presented against the accused to prove their guilt. "Therefore, the accused are given the benefit of the doubt and are acquitted of all charges," the judge said.
According to the Delhi Police, the three accused were part of the mob that rioted in Milan Garden near Sonia Vihar on February 25, 2020. An FIR was registered in the case at the Sonia Vihar police station under sections 148, 149, 188, 427, 435, 436, 380, and 395 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution relied on CCTV footage from the Public Works Department. The footage was stored on a hard disk, which was later sent to the forensic laboratory whose report stated that the CCTV footage had not been tampered with.
The court stated that the electronic evidence presented by the prosecution was flawed and that allowing it to be reintroduced during the trial would violate Section 65B of the Evidence Act. Therefore, the video footage cannot be admitted as evidence, the court stated.
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