Salman Khurshid named in Delhi riots chargesheet

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been named in the latest chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police in February riots case for giving 'provocative speeches'. The police have however not mentioned the exact nature of the alleged provocative speeches, reports said.

The 17,000-page chargesheet, filed on September 17, contains a statement from a witness who said ‘Umar Khalid, Salman Khurshid, Nadeem Khan would give provocative speeches at anti-CAA/NRC sit-ins and people would get mobilised.’

Khurshid is the highest ranking politician named in police chargesheets so far. CPM leader Brinda Karat, lawyer Prashant Bhushan and activist Yogendra Yadav have also been named in the chargesheet.