India, Nov. 22 -- The Delhi Police on Friday told the Supreme Court that the 2020 riots in the Capital were not an instance of a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) spiralling out of control but "a clear terrorist act."

Additional solicitor general (ASG) SV Raju, appearing for the police, argued before a bench of justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria that the violence was a planned and calibrated operation, marked by "armed mobilisation, petrol bombs, acid bottles, firearms, destruction of CCTV cameras," and "coordinated road blockades," resulting in 53 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

Raju said that the scale of the violence, its preparation, and the intent behind it left "no doubt" that the conspiracy went far beyond c...