A Sessions court in the National Capital on Monday set aside an order passed by a Magistrate court to investigate Delhi Law and Justice Minister and BJP leader Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the 2020 riots in Northeast Delhi.

Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Court was hearing a revision petition filed by Mishra against the order, which had directed further investigation into his alleged role in the riots which had rocked NE Delhi between February 24 and 26, 2020, leaving 53 people dead and over 500 injured.

On April 1 this year, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia of Rouse Avenue Court had directed further investigation against Mishra while hearing an application filed by a complainant, Mohammad Ilyas.

Ilyas had sought an FIR against Mishra as we

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