Umar Khalid, Former JNU Student Leader, Denied Bail In Delhi Riots Case
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Umar Khalid has been behind bars since September 2020 and is currently imprisoned at Delhi's Tihar jail.
Delhi's Karkardooma Court today rejected bail to former JNU student activist Umar Khalid in the Northeast Delhi violence case. He was arrested on 14 September 2020 and is currently imprisoned at Delhi's Tihar jail
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.
Umar Khalid faces charges under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. 18 people have been named accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, but only 6 have received bail so far.
