India, Aug. 19 -- A Delhi court has criticised the Delhi Police while acquitting three accused men in a 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case, noting that the police carried out an investigation which was "callous" and had "multiple flaws".

In a judgement delivered on Thursday and made public this week, additional sessions judge Praveen Singh acquitted Akil Ahmed, Rahees Khan and Irshad (one name), who were booked under penal sections of criminal conspiracy, rioting and vandalism.

Police said that the three men were involved in three instances of vandalism on February 25, 2020, when the violence was at its peak, when they purportedly vandalised two automobile showrooms and a vehicle.

The court in its 40-page judgement said that the police's ...