New Delhi, March 17 -- The Karkardooma court has pulled up the Delhi Police for failing to file a report on the further investigation of a 2020 riots case. In January 2025, the court refused to frame charges against five accused individuals.

"It is painful to see that despite the direction of the DCP (Northeast), no one has appeared before the court today to apprise the status of further investigation," Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala stated in an order on March 12.

"Let the concerned IO, SHO, and ACP appear in person before this court on the next date, to explain the reason for not filing the report of further investigation on this date," the court ordered.

The court noted that while the DCP (Northeast) had filed a...