Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid reacted to the Supreme Court’s denial of bail in the 2020 Delhi riots case. Khalid, who has been in custody since September 13, 2020, said this is what his life has become.
The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to student activists, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, in their alleged ‘larger conspiracy’ role in the 2020 Delhi riots case.
“I am really happy for the others, who got bail! So relieved”, Umar told his partner Banojyotsna Lahiri who put out portions of her conversation with Umar on X.
The court, however, granted bail to five other co-accused in the same case, citing the gravity of the allegations against Khalid and Imam, legal news website Bar and Bench reported.
“I’ll come tomorrow for Mulaqat”, Lahiri replied.
The apex court said it was necessary to examine each appeal independently, adding that the record discloses that the appellants are not on equal footing when it comes to culpability.
“Good good, aa jana. Ab yahi zindagi hai,” Umar responded, as per his partner’s post on X.
