Delhi violence: WhatsApp chats don't prove criminal conspiracy, says court – Scroll.in

A Delhi court has acquitted 12 persons of charges of criminal conspiracy against them in a case related to the February 2020 violence in the national Capital, Live Law reported on ThursdayThe court passed the order on March 15, and the order was made available on Thursday.The Delhi Police had alleged that a WhatsApp group named “Kattar Hindu Ekta” had been formed during violence in the city to plan the killings of Muslims and the vandalism of their properties, The Hindu reported. The court, however, held that the conversations on the WhatsApp group did not indicate that it had been formed to commit any illegal act. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat observed that an agreement among a group of people to commit an unlawful act cannot be inferred merely from messages posted on a WhatsApp group chat. While the court acquitted the 12 persons from the allegations of conspiracy, it framed other charges against them, including those of murder.“Careful analysis of these chats would reveal that the members were keeping themselves ready for any attack from other communities,” the judge said. The court added that at best, the chats showed that the members were preparing to defend themselves “against an…
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