New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has rejected Mohammed Ibrahim's bail plea in connection with the murder of head constable Ratan Lal in the anti-Hindu riots in northeast Delhi. The court said the existing evidence confirms that a pre-planned conspiracy was hatched to disturb law and order in Delhi. The court said, "The riots that rocked Delhi in February 2020 did not clearly take place suddenly. The behaviour of the protesters seen in the video and footage, which was put on record by the prosecution, clearly shows that it was a well-planned conspiracy to disrupt the normal lives of the people in the city as well as disrupt the functioning of the government.''
The court also said that CCTV cameras were also systematically destroyed, confirming the existence of a pre-planned conspiracy to disturb law and order in the city. The court further said, "This (pre-planned conspiracy) is also evident from the fact that innumerable rioters brutally fired sticks, rods, sticks at police officers. Hearing the bail plea of the accused in the murder case of Head Constable Ratan Lal, who was killed during the Delhi anti-Hindu riots, the court found that the freedom of any person should not be misused in such a way that there is a risk of destabilizing the fabric of the society and hurt others.''
Justice Subramanian Prasad said, "This court has earlier considered the importance of personal freedom in democratic politics, but it should be clearly noted that personal freedom cannot be misused in such a way that it tries to destabilize the fabric of civilised society that hurts other individuals. CCTV footage clearly showed Mohammed Ibrahim wearing a Nehru jacket, salwar kurta and Islamic cap.'' The prosecution had produced three videos as evidence to prove that the murder of head constable Ratan Lal was pre-planned. The court said the Delhi riots were not something that suddenly erupted.
The court dismissed the bail plea saying that even though Ibrahim did not appear on the crime scene, he was part of the mob. He deliberately went 1.5 kilometres away from his locality. He had a sword in his hand which could be used at the time of any damage. The court said, "In this light, the footage with the petitioner's sword is terrible, which is enough to keep the petitioner in custody.''
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