2020 Delhi riots: Court declines plea seeking FIR against BJP MLA Kapil Mishra

NEW DELHI: (Mar 13) A Delhi court on Friday dismissed an application seeking registration of an FIR against BJP MLA Kapil Mishra and others in connection with an alleged incident linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar dismissed the plea filed by Mohammad Ilyas saying that registration of an FIR was not legally permissible in view of earlier judicial findings.

Earlier on November 10, 2025, the sessions court had set aside the magistrate court's order which directed Delhi Police to seek Mishra's role in the riots.