Delhi Police wants 13 FIRs erased, 2,873 people relabelled
The Supreme Court will hear the Centre’s request on September 1. Police say the proposed fresh FIR would investigate whether people identified through police databases were involved in violence; presence and past records do not establish that.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Delhi Police’s request on September 1.
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Delhi Police wants the Supreme Court to clear 13 FIRs linked to July protests over alleged NEET irregularities—and permit one fresh FIR covering 2,873 people it says have serious criminal antecedents. The court is scheduled to hear the request on September 1, 2026. (The New Indian Express; Bar & Bench)
The police account says facial-recognition vehicles helped identify 2,402 people through the Crime Kundli database and another 471 through dossier records. The alleged categories include murder, robbery, rape, POCSO offences and Arms Act cases. Those are police claims, not findings by the Supreme Court. Nor does being present at a protest, or having a prior case, prove that someone damaged property or harmed anyone. (The Indian Express)
The proposed legal housekeeping is being sought under Article 142 and reportedly limited to the “peculiar facts” of this case. The court’s earlier direction protected protesting students from coercive action, while excluding people with criminal antecedents; it later clarified that this meant grave and heinous offences. The new hearing will decide whether Delhi Police gets to withdraw the old net before casting a larger one. (The Indian Express; SCC Online)