India, April 30 -- A Delhi court on Wednesday closed proceedings against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra in connection with his alleged role during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, after noting that the complainant had failed to appear before the judge to record evidence.

The order was passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwini Panwar of Rouse Avenue courts.

The court observed that the absence of the complainant from the last three dates of hearing shows that "he is not interested in pursuing the present matter".

The court said, "The absence of the complainant without any sufficient reason shows that the complainant is deliberately delaying the proceedings of the present matter".

In such circumstances, the ...