Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal was killed by an Islamic mob in the Wazirabad Road, Chand Bagh on 24 February, 2020 while he was on duty, trying to prevent violence.
The chargesheet filed by Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police in the murder of Ratan Lal and deadly attacks by rioters on IPS Amit Sharma and IPS Anuj Kumar mentions at least 17 accused.
During the anti-Hindu Delhi riots, the brutal murder of Ratan Lal was one of the first acts of violence that shook the nation from the 24th of February to the 26th of February