Investigation into Jamia violence at crucial stage, Centre tells Delhi HC
New Delhi, Feb 4: The investigation into the incident of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia during an anti-citizenship law protest was at a crucial stage, the Centre told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday.
The submission before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta while seeking more time to file a report regarding the probe.
Taking note of the submission, the bench granted the Centre time till April 29 to file a reply.
During the hearing, senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for some students of Jamia, said 93 students and teachers filed complaints about alleged attacks on them by police but no FIR has been filed against the agency till date.
The other lawyers for the petitioners alleged that the government has not complied with the court order to file a response within four weeks of the last date of hearing on December 19.
The bench, however, declined to pass any interim order and granted time till April 29 to the government to file a reply.
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Absconding accused with 35 warrants held at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru: A man against whom 35 arrest warrants had been issued for failing to appear before court was arrested at Mangaluru International Airport upon his arrival from abroad.
The accused, identified as Abbas G, a resident of Peruvai in Bantwal, was wanted in connection with a case registered at Vital Police Station under Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with deadly weapons), 504 (provoke with intention of breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt using weapons), and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code.
Abbas had repeatedly failed to appear before the court for trial and had been absconding abroad for a prolonged period.
Acting on specific information about his return, immigration authorities alerted the police, following which a team from Vital Police Station apprehended him at the airport.
The operation was carried out by Head Constable Mohan and Police Constables Venkappa.
He was subsequently produced before the jurisdictional court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
