delhiUpdated: Aug 30, 2020 07:06 ISTA Delhi court on Saturday denied the bail plea of JNU student and Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita, who was arrested in connection with the north-east Delhi riots conspiracy case, being probed by the Delhi Police’s special cell. Delhi Police in their submissions have maintained that the riots were orchestrated by a few anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters, such as Kalita. Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat said Kalita had planned and participated in road blockades as part of the plan. He submitted that her location is also found at protest sites in Jafrabad at the time of the riots. Kalita’s lawyer had earlier told the court that Kalita had only protested against the citizenship law and was not linked to the riots.

Source: Hindustan Times August 30, 2020 01:37 UTC