India, May 21 -- NEW DELHI

A Delhi court has acquitted four men accused of vandalism during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, holding that the testimonies of police witnesses were inconsistent with the case record.

Accused Sumit Kumar, Anuj, Rahul and Sachin were acquitted of all charges, the court held.

Passing the order on Tuesday, additional sessions judge Parveen Singh of Karkardooma courts observed that it would be "dangerous" to rely on the testimonies of two police witnesses - based on whose statements the prosecution had built its entire case - as their accounts were contradicted by the investigation record and other evidence.

The case stems from two complaints related to an incident of violence on February 25, 2020. The complai...