The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought details from the Delhi Police of the status of investigation into the FIRs registered against politicians over alleged hate speeches in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case.

A division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain, dealing with a bunch of pleas seeking independent probe into hate speeches by politicians and action against erring police personnel, will now be heard on November 21.

The petitions filed in 2020 include those filed by former Rajya Sabha member and CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat; socio-religious organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind; a registered society co-founded by now sitting HC judge Justice Ajay Digpaul, Lawyers’ Voice; a Delhi resident Ajay Gautam. On Tuesday, the bench orally remarked: “FIRs have already been regist

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