India, Feb. 28 -- The Delhi Police on Thursday opposed a plea in a city court that demanded the registration of a first information report (FIR) against state law minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra over his alleged involvement in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Police told the court that the investigation has in fact revealed a conspiracy to falsely implicate Mishra, and that a plan was devised to portray him as leading a mob that incited the violence.

The matter was heard by additional chief judicial magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia at the Rouse Avenue court. The application, filed in August 2024 by Yamuna Vihar resident Mohammad Ilyas, sought an FIR against Mishra, the then station house officer (SHO) of Dayalpu...