A PIL was moved in the Delhi High Court on Thursday by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat seeking directions to the police to make public the list of persons arrested in connection with the violence in the northeast Delhi.
The petition has sought that a list of the arrested persons be put up outside the police control room and police stations in the district and it be updated on a case-by-case basis.
It also urged the court to call for a status report containing the names and numbers of the persons detained and arrested by Delhi Police in relation to the violence that killed at least 42 people and left around 200 injured.
"As per media reports, the police have arrested or detained over 1,600 persons, yet there is no list of such persons provided. The opacity of police action leads to misinformation and mistrust in the minds of the people and is also contrary to law," the plea said.
Terming the violence as a 'pogrom', the CPI(M) leader has sought a direction to the police to upload on its website the over 500 FIRs that it has claimed to have registered in connection with the violence.
It has also urged the court to direct that "all complaints alleging acts, offences and atrocities by members of the police, Rapid Action Force or state
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