A court has said that the standard of investigation in a large number of 2020 northeast riots cases is "very poor" and sought the intervention of the Delhi Police Commissioner.

Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav made the observations while framing charges against one Ashraf Ali for allegedly attacking police officials with acid, glass bottles and bricks during the communal violence on February 25, 2020. "It is painful to note that in a large number of cases of riots, the standard of investigation is very poor," the Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) said, adding that in a majority of cases investigating officers (IOs) have not been appearing in court.