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Sood accuses AAP over conspiracy behind 2020 Delhi riots

Sood accuses AAP over conspiracy behind 2020 Delhi riots
Sood targets AAP over 2020 riots · thehansindia.com

In Delhi, there is a leader in charge of keeping the city safe.

His name is Ashish Sood, and he is very upset with a group of politicians called the Aam Aadmi Party.

He says these politicians did not pay attention to a big secret plan behind some very bad riots in 2020.

During riots, big crowds fight, and things get very dangerous.

Mr. Sood thinks the riots were started at a special time, right when an important visitor from America was coming to India.

He says that way, people all over the world would see what was happening.

A person named Tahir Hussain, who used to work with that political group, was found guilty by a court for hurting a security officer named Ankit Sharma.

He was sent to jail for his whole life.

Mr. Sood says the political group talked about punishing bad people, but some of its leaders actually defended Mr. Hussain.

Another police officer, Ratan Lal, also died during the riots.

Key facts

Speaker
Ashish Sood, Delhi Home Minister
Accused Party
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Event
2020 North-East Delhi riots
Alleged Motive
Violence timed with Donald Trump's India visit to attract international attention
Conviction
Tahir Hussain sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma
Fatalities
IB officer Ankit Sharma and Delhi Police Head Constable Ratan Lal killed
Locations
Jafrabad, Maujpur and Chand Bagh in North-East Delhi
Timeline
Protests Feb 22-23; widespread violence from Feb 24; Ankit Sharma killed Feb 25, 2020

Quotes

Ashish Sood

Delhi Home Minister

“any AAP leader found guilty should face “double punishment””
thehansindia.com

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