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Amnesty International says that police in the northeast of the Indian capital Delhi were involved in a riot in February this year.
In a report released on Friday, Amnesty also complained that, just as in many cases the active role of the police in preventing riots was not seen, some of the victims of the riots were not seen when the police were called to report. ask for help.
The Hindu-Muslim riots in northeast Delhi on February 23 this year are considered the worst in three and a half decades in the Indian capital.
More than 50 people, mostly Muslims, died in the riots.
The role of the police in the riots was questioned in many cases, as can be seen in several videos posted on social media. Some of them were verified by the BBC itself.
Now Amnesty International has strongly criticized the role of the police in a detailed report released on Friday.
They say they have verified videos of the riots on social media in their own laboratories and have interviewed more than 50 victims of riots and eyewitnesses.
One of the video interviews they posted was with Ms. Kishmathun. She is the mother of Faizan, a young man killed in the riots.
Videos of Faizan and some of his colleagues were leaked on social media, where they were seen lying in the streets in a bloody state and forced to sing the national anthem.
The Delhi police did not try to stop the riots, but did cooperate with the Hindu rioters.
Faizan died three days after the video was recorded, according to Amnesty International.
Ms. Kishmathun described to Amnesty International how the police beat and took her son and held him for 36 hours without charge.
Mrinal Sharma, Amnesty International’s head of legal and political affairs in India, told BBC Bangla what the picture was of speaking with eyewitnesses to the riots.
“The Indian Interior Minister said in the Lok Sabha on 11 March that the police had played a very good role in stopping the riots in Delhi, while the investigation by Amnesty International had the opposite picture. We know that the police have committed serious human rights violations, “he said.
Police in riot gear stormed a demonstration on Friday, taking hundreds of protesters away by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a demonstration on Friday, taking hundreds of protesters away by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a demonstration on Friday, taking hundreds of protesters away by truck. Most of the detainees are Muslims, it is also known, “said Mrinal Sharma of Amnesty International.
One of the videos of the Delhi riots that was spread on social media was that the police were throwing stones along with the rioters.
The authenticity of the video was verified by the BBC.
Kirti Dubey, a journalist for the BBC’s Hindi division, has been covering the riots and its aftermath in various parts of northeast Delhi.
He said: “The BBC has verified the authenticity of a video in which rioters and police throw stones together. In addition to that video, when I have visited various parts of North East Delhi, speaking with victims of riots, especially women, I have also seen They have demonstrated against the police. Nana has complained. “
As things stand, the police did not respond by calling for control during the riots and the police did not take any special role in controlling the situation, Kirti Dubey said.
In an interview with the BBC, however, a Delhi police spokesman denied all the allegations and said that if any such allegations were found against any member of the police staff, they would be investigated.
But six months later, Amnesty International says, the role of the Delhi police during the riots has not been investigated.
They say they have filed more than 750 FIRs and more than 200 charge sheets in connection with the riots, but have not filed a case or investigated the role of the police, Amnesty said.
According to Mrinal Sharma, this suggests that the role of the Delhi Police is backed by government support. We want an impartial investigation into the role of the police. It can include both members of civil society and judges. The commission of inquiry should be empowered to summon someone to testify in accordance with the law. But it shouldn’t include anyone associated with the Delhi Police. BBC
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