Umar Khalid to remain in Jail! Delhi court denies bail to him in larger conspiracy case related to Delhi riots
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat had reserved the order on March 3 after hearing arguments from the counsel appearing for Khalid and the prosecution.
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Delhi, Mar 24: Giving big setback to the Umar Khalid, Delhi court rejected the bail plea of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Khalid in a case of larger conspiracy related to the February 2020 Northeast Delhi riots.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat had reserved the order on March 3 after hearing arguments from the counsel appearing for Khalid and the prosecution.
During the arguments, the accused told the court that the prosecution lacked the evidence to prove its case against him.
Khalid and several others have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. in the case for being the 'masterminds' of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. Apart from UAPA, Khalid faces several IPC sections that pertain to inciting riots, promoting religious enmity, delivering provocative speeches, etc.
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The riots had started in Delhi when the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens were going on.
Besides Khalid, activist Khalid Saifi, JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, Jamia Coordination Committee members Safoora Zargar, former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and several others have also been booked under the stringent law in the case.
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