Delhi HC to Hear Petition Seeking NIA Probe into Protest Violence

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a petition on Friday that seeks a National Investigation Agency (NIA) inquiry into the violence that erupted during a protest march to Parliament. The petition was filed by Satish Kumar Aggarwal, former vice-president of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha.

Aggarwal's plea argues that the "so-called student agitation" effectively held "the entire Delhi hostage" and caused significant inconvenience to residents due to road blockades. He is urging the court to direct the NIA, India's primary counter-terrorism investigation agency, to take over all first information reports (FIRs) registered by the Delhi Police concerning the violence.

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The petition also seeks directives for authorities to identify all individuals allegedly responsible for acts of violence, vandalism, obstruction of emergency services, and damage to public and private property during the protests. It calls for appropriate criminal cases to be registered against them.

This development follows the court's earlier action on Wednesday, when it sought responses from the central government and the Delhi Police on separate petitions alleging police brutality during the demonstrations. The court had previously commented that the Jantar Mantar incident was not "isolated" and issued a notice regarding a Special Investigation Team (SIT).

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the so-called student agitation had effectively made the entire Delhi hostage and that road blockades had inconvenienced residents.