New Delhi:Shahrukh Pathan, who allegedly pointed a gun at an unarmed Delhi Police head constable during the 2020 communal riots, has moved a city court seeking bail in an attempt to murder case. Pathan is an accused in two cases -- pointing a gun at head constable Deepak Dahiya and attempt to murder of one Rohit Shukla during the violence. He is currently lodged in Tihar Jail. In the bail plea, filed through advocate Khalid Akhtar, he stated that the entire investigation is nothing but a "sham" as the police officials have planted victims, witnesses, evidence, and testimonies.
He said it was done merely to show Pathan as the poster boy of the riot and instill fear among the Muslims in order to deter them from raising voices against the arbitrary and unconstitutional enactment. In a written submission before the court, Pathan also brought up the issue of double jeopardy, saying the police has used similar evidence, witnesses, and charges as in the other case lodged against him despite the places of offence being different.