Umar Khalid bail denied: ‘Emotionally drained’ parents recall ‘man who spoke of love’ as ex-JNU scholar stays in jail

Activist Umar Khalid’s family expressed disappointment at the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant him bail on Monday in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case. Umar, along with 17 others, is facing allegations of indulging in a “larger conspiracy” to cause the riots in Northeast Delhi between February 23, 2020 and February 25, 2020,…

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‘Pre-trial incarceration not punishment’: What SC said denying bail to Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case

The Supreme Court on 5 December denied bail to student activists, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, in their alleged ‘larger conspiracy’ role in the 2020 Delhi riots case. 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…

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