Delhi riots: Man gets 5 years in jail in first sentencing in case

Updated : Jan 20, 2022 15:35
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Editorji News Desk

A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced a man to five years in jail for his role in Delhi riots of February 2020.

This is the first conviction and sentencing in the Capital riots case.

The court had earlier convicted Dinesh Yadav for being part of a riotous mob that set a house on fire.

25-year-old Dinesh Yadav was found guilty of being a member of an unlawful assembly, rioting, arson, house trespassing, and robbery. He was part of the mob that set the house of 73-year-old Manori on fire during the riots.

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The elderly woman had said a mob of around 150 to 200 rioters attacked her house on February 25, when her family was away, and looted several valuables.

As per the prosecution, Yadav was an "active member of the riotous mob" and took active participation in vandalizing and arson on the night of February 25, 2020.

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