First conviction in Delhi riots, man held guilty of setting woman's house on fire

In the first conviction in the Delhi riots of February 2020, a court on Monday convicted a man for being part of a riotous mob that set a house on fire.

Dinesh Yadav has been found guilty of being a member of an unlawful assembly, rioting, arson, house trespassing, and robbery. He was part of the mob that set the house of 73-year-old Manori on fire during the riots.

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The judge will pronounce the sentence on December 22 and Yadav could face up to 10 years in jail.

As per the prosecution, Yadav was an "active member of the riotous mob" and took active participation in vandalizing and arson on the night of February 25, 2020.

Manori had alleged a mob of around 150-200 rioters attacked her house when her family was not present and looted all the articles and even the buffalo.

The 25-year-old Yadav was arrested on June 8, 2020. The court framed charges against him on August 3, 2021, to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi in February 2020, after violence between the Citizenship (Amendment) Act supporters and its protesters spiraled out of control leaving at least 53 people dead and over 700 injured.