Delhi High Court adjourns hearing on Seelampur violence until Tuesday

A Delhi court on December 30, journed hearing in Seelampur violence case for Tuesday. While journing case, ditional Session Judge Gurdeep Singh, also issued a show-cause tice to jail authorities as y h t responded to medical reports of accused who were detained during violent protests in Delhi's Seelampur a few weeks ago.

lawyer, representing an accused named Sajid, h told court that his client was t a part of protests and that his name is t registered in FIR. "Influential people are t arrested because of ir status even though ir names are re in FIR," he ded.

A counsel, representing ar accused named Daniyal, told court that re is CCTV foot to claim that his client took part in violence and raised questions on  police for charging him under section 307 (attempt to murder) of Indian Penal Code.

Judge Gurdeep Singh asked why accused were charged under mentioned section to which complainant said that y threw petrol bombs at police officers due to which two officers suffered injuries.

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Seelampur violence

An anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest erupted in East Delhi's Seelampur area on December 17 and took a violent turn. According to police sources, protesters gared at around 1.15 pm and marched towards Seelampur. sources stated that initially, protests were peaceful, however, it took a violent turn, forcing police to use tear gas shells to disperse protesters. 

Delhi Police h arrested 14 people during protest. Consequently, court sent m to 14-days judicial custody. protesters h allegedly entered in a clash with police and damd three buses during protest. 

y were staging a protest against Act, which grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians who faced religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Banglesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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(With inputs from ANI)