India, March 9 -- A court here on Saturday asked the Delhi Police to submit a fresh status report in a case filed against 11 political leaders, including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, in connection with a protest organised by the DMK on UGC draft regulations at Jantar Mantar in February 2025.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar said that the status report appeared to be filed "in a mechanical manner without application of mind".

Apart from Gandhi and Yadav, DMK MPs Kanimozhi and A Raja were among those booked for allegedly participating in the protest.

The court had earlier, on February 19, directed the Delhi Police to file a status report in the case seeking an explanation of why BNS Section 223...