2020 Delhi Riots
- India
After 6 yrs in jail, Khalid Saifi celebrates Eid-al-Adha with family
For the first time in six years, activist Abdul Khalid Saifi celebrated Eid al-Adha outside prison walls. Saifi, a member of the United Against Hate collective, walked out on interim bail on…
- India
Supreme Court refers Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail ruling to larger bench
New Delhi: A division bench of the Supreme Court on Friday, May 22, referred its earlier ruling denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case to…
- India
Delhi HC grants Umar Khalid 3 day interim bail for mother’s surgery
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted three-day interim bail to Umar Khalid in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, taking an “empathetic view” in light of his mother’s…
- India
2020 Delhi riots case: No relief for Umar Khalid as bail plea dismissed again
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed activist Umar Khalid’s plea seeking a review of a verdict denying him bail, while observing that there are reasonable grounds to believe the allegations levelled…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: CBI drops murder charges against constables over Faizan’s death
New Delhi: The CBI has dropped the charge of murder from its chargesheet against two Delhi Police constables in connection with the death of 23-year-old Faizan, who was seen in a viral…
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The legal blindfold in denying Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail
The judgment whereby the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 North East Delhi riots case presents several tensions between legal doctrine, constitutional spirit, and practical…
- Delhi
After Umar, Sharjeel Imam says happy for others, worries about mother
A day after the Supreme Court denied bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 North East Delhi riots case, Sharjeel’s brother Muzzammil Imam shared a Facebook post saying his…
- India
Umar Khalid bail denial: Kapil Mishra calls JNU protesters ‘snakelets’
New Delhi: Delhi ministers Kapil Mishra, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Ashish Sood on Tuesday, January 6, criticised the raising of controversial slogans at JNU against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Supreme…
- India
Material shows Khalid, Imam’s involvement in planning Delhi riots: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, January 5, said prosecution material suggests that activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were involved in “planning, mobilisation and strategic direction” of the 2020 Delhi…
- India
Gulfisha Fatima was not a key decision-maker: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said activist Gulfisha Fatima, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, did not exercise independent command, resource control, or strategic oversight over multiple protest…
- India
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail plea: SC to pronounce verdict on Jan 5
The Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict on Monday, January 5, regarding the bail pleas of jailed activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the 2020 North East Delhi…
- World
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani writes to Umar Khalid
Jailed activist Umar Khalid received a handwritten letter from newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani with the words, “We are all thinking of you.” The letter was shared by Umar Khalid’s…
- India
Umar Khalid surrenders at Tihar jail after 14-day interim bail
Delhi: Activist Umar Khalid surrendered himself at Delhi’s Tihar jail on Sunday, December 29, after completing his 14-day interim bail period to attend his sister’s wedding. A Delhi court allowed Khalid temporary…
- India
Jailed activist Umar Khalid seeks 16 days interim bail to attend sister’s wedding
Delhi: Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid sought 16 days of interim bail to attend his sister’s wedding on December 27. He has moved a Delhi court to grant him bail from December…
- India
Anti-CAA protests aimed at regime change: Delhi police to SC
New Delhi: The protests against the CAA in the national capital were not a simple dharna but were aimed at regime change like Bangladesh and Nepal, the Delhi Police told the Supreme…
