2020 Delhi Riots: CBI Drops Murder Charges Against Constables over Faizan's Death

2020 Delhi riots: CBI drops murder charges against constables over Faizan's death

New Delhi: The CBI has dropped the charge of murder from its chargesheet against two Delhi Police constables in connection with the death of 23-year-old Faizan, who was seen in a viral video purportedly being assaulted and forced to sing the national anthem during the communal riots here in 2020. The case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Delhi High Court in 2024, following which the federal agency had registere…

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A 23-year-old Faizan was seen lying semi-conscious on the road, battered, taunted, and forced to sing the national anthem by cops, in a viral video that had surfaced amid the 2020 Delhi riots.