#NLSena | Delhi police arrested 6 Muslim men for Shahid Alam's murder during the #DelhiRiots on the basis of witness statements from three migrant workers.

All of whom say the statements are fabricated.

Report by @sighyush, @Basantrajsonu & @urbansanghi. https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/07/28/delhi-riots-in-shahid-alams-murder-witnesses-cry-fabrication-by-police

Shahid Alam, an autodriver from Mustafabad in Northeast Delhi was mortally wounded by a gunshot during the riots and was declared dead at the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital later that day.

The accused are Mohammad Firoz, Chand Mohammad and Raees Khan, who were arrested by the crime branch on March 11, merely three days after the case was transferred to the SIT.

Irshad and Mohammad Junaid were arrested on April 1, and Akil Ahmed was arrested on April 10.

The Delhi police claims that the six Muslim men arrested so far have been identified by the oral evidence presented by two police officers and three civilian eyewitnesses: Mukesh (20), his cousin Arvind (24), and their brother-in-law Narayan (50).

There is one major red flag in the investigation: there is no statement in the inner case diary where Narayan claimed to recognise Raees, or any of the other accused.

“There were 30-35 mobsters that had broken in that day around 3 pm. They tried to break our door too and some shouted that we should be set on fire," says Narayan.

“I couldn’t identify any member of the mob. I told this to the police as well,” he added.

Moreover, the police has not apprehended a single person from the gang of Hindu rioters that was stone pelting and shooting from the terrace of Mohan Nursing Home, right opposite the Saptarishi warehouse, on February 24.

Read the full report: https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/07/28/delhi-riots-in-shahid-alams-murder-witnesses-cry-fabrication-by-police