Umar Khalid Moves Supreme Court Seeking Bail in Delhi Riots Case

Former JNU student Umar Khalid has filed a bail plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order that denied him and eight others bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.

Khalid faces charges of criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly, and several provisions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The prosecution alleges his involvement in orchestrating the violence.

The February 2020 riots, which broke out during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, claimed 53 lives and left hundreds injured. The Supreme Court will now consider his plea for relief.

[Umar Khalid v. State of NCT Delhi].