Delhi High Court dismisses pleas for SIT probe into 2020 riots, 2019 Jamia violence
"The batch is divided into two parts, one is the northeast Delhi riots, and another is for Jamia Millia riots," the bench said while pronouncing the verdict
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions on October 5, 2026, seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the 2020 riots in northeast Delhi and the 2019 violence at Jamia Millia Islamia. The court's bench, comprising Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain, stated that all the petitions were dismissed for the reasons mentioned in the judgment.
The petitioners had claimed that an independent SIT was necessary to investigate alleged brutalities committed during the riots. The northeast Delhi riots erupted on February 24, 2020, following citizenship law protests, resulting in at least 53 deaths and over 700 injuries. The 2019 violence at Jamia Millia Islamia followed anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests, with students alleging brutalities by the police force.
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