The Delhi High Court on Wednesday raised concerns over the absence of supporting evidence in a petition seeking the removal of the graves of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat from Tihar Jail, prompting the petitioner to withdraw the plea with permission to refile it with proper data.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, represented by Advocate Barun Sinha.

Radical Pilgrimage Site For Extremist Groups

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The petition argued that the burial sites near Jail No. 3 had turned Tihar into a “radical pilgrimage” site for extremist groups, which allegedly violated the Delhi Prisons Rules

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