New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Delhi High Court has dismissed appeals filed by five men convicted in connection with the killing of 22-year-old Monish during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, upholding their conviction for rioting and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Justice Madhu Jain, in a judgment pronounced on October 27, upheld the conviction of Aman Kashyap, Devinder Kumar, Pradeep Rai, Ashish alias Goli and Arun Kumar under Sections 148 and 304 Part I read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The five men had challenged a trial court judgment dated November 30, 2024, and the subsequent sentencing order dated January 13, 2025, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge-03, North-East District, Karkardooma Courts.

The...