India, Feb. 6 -- New Delhi

A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its orders on the bail petitions of three accused persons in a stone pelting incident that took place during a demolition drive near the Faiz-e-Ilahi mosque in Turkman Gate last month.

The orders were reserved by additional sessions judge Bhupinder Singh of Tis Hazari Courts, on the plea of three accused Mohammed Areeb, Mohammad Naved and Mohammad Athar.

Additional public prosecutor Atul Shrivastava told the court that Areeb circulated videos of the demolition in a WhatsApp group called "Chatter Box" to instigate others on the night of the demolition drive. However, his counsel stated that Areeb's role was limited to forwarding the WhatsApp messages.

The prosecutor said tha...