AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan | Photo Credit: IANS

Key Highlights Amanatullah Khan, who had won the 2020 Delhi assembly elections from Okhla constituency, shared a video claiming that a mob had set house on fire in Ambe Enclave Fire Department confirmed it was not related to arson In December, a criminal case was registered against Khan for allegedly inciting violence during the anti-CAA protests

New Delhi: Anti-CAA riots accused Amanatullah Khan shared fake information on Twitter claiming that rioters had torched a house in North-east Delhi yesterday. However, the Fire Department confirmed it was not related to arson.

Khan, who had won the 2020 Delhi assembly elections from Okhla constituency, shared a video claiming that a mob had set a house on fire in Ambe Enclave, Chauhan Mohalla and asked when Delhi will stop burning.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police said it will look into the matter.

Earlier in December, a criminal case was registered against the AAP MLA for allegedly inciting violence during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest. The UP Police said that the case against the MLA was filed under six different sections.

The AAP MLA's name had surfaced during the investigation in the violent protest in South-East Delhi's Jamia Nagar.

अंबे एन्क्लेव चौहान मोहल्ला सोनिया विहार दिल्ली 110094 में अभी अभी एक ग़रीब और कमज़ोर के घर को दंगाइयों ने आग के हवाले करदिया आख़िर दिल्ली कब जलना बन्द होगी। pic.twitter.com/sXOH0Ntbrv — Amanatullah Khan AAP (@KhanAmanatullah) February 29, 2020

Manish Sisodia shared fake news

As per the FIR lodged by the complainant, despite being a public servant, Amanatullah Khan tricked the youngsters by offering them jobs and lakhs of rupees. He further asked these youngsters to deceive people and spread hatred in the society which caused panic among a particular community over the CAA.

According to the FIR report, all the riots and violent incidents in Ghaziabad happened on Khan's directions.

When violence broke out at Jamia Millia Islamia during anti-CAA protests on December 15, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted a video alleging that Delhi Police personnel were setting a DTC bus on fire during violence at Jamia area.

Later, after verification, it was found that the cops were trying to douse the fire and a criminal complaint was filed in a Delhi court against the Deputy CM for allegedly spreading fake news.

Delhi limping back to normalcy

The national capital is slowly limping back to normalcy after violent clashes broke out between pro-CAA and anti-CAA protestors. The clashes took a communal turn later leading to widespread violence in North-East district for four days.

At least 43 people have died and more than 200 people have sustained serious injuries in the communal violence and two Special Investigation Teams (SIT) have been constituted under the Delhi Police's Crime Branch to investigate the violence.