New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava on Monday said a charge sheet will be filed by Thursday in connection with a conspiracy case in the northeast Delhi riots as the force is approaching towards the final league of investigation.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwaha also said the riots were result of a "planned conspiracy" because during the investigation, the police found a common pattern the anti-CAA protesters followed: block the road traffic.
It was the first indicator that there was a conspiracy due to which it all started," he said.
The two officers spoke at a webinar, where Srivastava also said that some of the people police are probing have a very good social media presence and they are trying to take away the sheen from the investigation.
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As we are approaching towards the final end of the investigation, Umar Khalid (former JNU student) has also been arrested. So, there is more and more sort of a cry, especially in social media and also on the TV channels. (They) are trying to take away the sheen from the investigation.
You know that people whom we are investigating, many (of them) have a very good social media presence, the Commissioner said.
Khalid was arrested Sunday under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged role in the northeast Delhi riots.
The Commissioner said the Delhi Police has registered altogether 751 cases and conducted its investigation in a very fair and impartial manner.
Out of the 751 cases, 340 have been solved, while the police has not got much lead in the remaining cases, he said.
One case is basically regarding the conspiracy, and this has been registered by the Crime Branch, but was transferred to the Special Cell because it required detailed investigation. They are required to file the charge sheet by September 17, Shrivastava said.
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The webinar was organised by the Delhi Police Retired Gazetted Officers Association where Shrivastava also tried to put to rest all false accusations and claims made against his force in connection with the riots and reasserted that all actions taken by the police were in absolute compliance of the law.
The other 59 important cases were given to the three SITs which were formed under the Crime Branch and out of the 59 cases, 46 were solved and in all these, the charges sheets have been filed and we are still filing the supplementary charge sheets, he said.