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Delhi Govt Closes NEET Protest Cases With A Caveat
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New Delhi: In a big decision, the Delhi government announced on Thursday it will not pursue any further adverse legal action against those involved in protests over NEET-UG paper leak.
However, there is a caveat — the relief will not be extended to people with criminal antecedents.
This is issued with the approval of Hon’ble Lt Governor of NCT of Delhi,” the Home Department said in a release.
The cases were filed against protesters found to be involved in the violence that broke out during CJP’s march to Parliament on July 20.
Of them, nearly a thousand people were found to have criminal records, HT reported citing Delhi Police officials.