A sessions court on Monday granted bail to two accused in custody for the August 11 Azad Maidan violence, including Shahbad Abdul Kadir Shaikh who allegedly damaged the Amar Jawan memorial. The other accused granted relief on Monday was identified as Niyaz. ...
10:41 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday filed a 3500-page chargesheet in the August 11 Azad Maidan riots case. Fifty seven accused have been charged with damage to public property and molestation. Two people had died and at least 52 were injured, including over 40 policemen, when the rally organised to protest the alleged atrocities on Muslims in Assam and Myanmar suddenly turned violent. Police investigation found that the riot...
09:57 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Mumbai police arrested one of the two accused of desecrating the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial during the Azad Maidan riot on August 11. ...
11:20 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Mumbai: Three people arrested in the Azad Maidan riot case will be discharged on Monday after they were found innocent. A total of 51 people have been arrested in the case so far. Meanwhile, 23 others arrested are set to undergo a medical examination on Monday after they claimed last week that they were beaten up by the police at the Arthur Road prison. The August 11 protest was organised...
05:47 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Mumbai: A retired police officer has come under the scanner following the statement received from an August 11 rioter, who was arrested on August 24. The alleged rioter - Sayyed Mohammed Tabrej - who was arrested from Antop Hill, has claimed that on the eve of the riot, the officer organised a meeting with Bangladeshi nationals at Bangalipura, where he allegedly exhorted them to attend the gathering at Azad Maidan...
11:41 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Mumbai: The accused arrested by the Mumbai police in connection with the Azad Maidan riot case have complained of being beaten up in the prison. As many as 23 accused filed a complaint in this regard with the court of the Metropolitan magistrate. Following the complaint, the court accepted their application for a medical examination. The accused will be examined on Monday. A total of 50 people have been arrested...
05:01 PM, Aug 25, 2012
