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Days aft the Supreme Court granted bail to 5 accused successful the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, different accused has filed a bail exertion successful a tribunal successful New Delhi, contending that helium is facing akin charges and seeking parity.
The bail exertion was filed by Athar Khan, a erstwhile telephone centre worker accused of being 1 of the main organisers of the protestation astatine Chand Bagh successful northeast Delhi and allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches there.
The exertion moved earlier Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai contends that the Supreme Court granted bail to different accused facing akin charges and that helium stands connected the aforesaid footing.
According to the Delhi Police Special Cell, Athar Khan allegedly participated successful concealed meetings, successful which helium said that the "time has travel to pain Delhi" and coordinated the demolition of CCTV cameras.
The tribunal framed charges of transgression conspiracy, among others, against Athar Khan, who is among the 11 alleged organisers and speakers of the anti-CAA/NRC meeting.
The different alleged organisers are Mohammed Saleem Khan, Salim Malik, Mohammed Jalaluddin alias Guddu Bhai, Shahnawaz, Furkan, Mohammed Ayub, Mohammed Yunus, Tabassum, Mohammed Ayaz and his member Khalid.
He was besides named arsenic accused successful 1 FIR for being portion of a mob that killed Head Constable Ratan Lal during the riots. Athar Khan's sanction had besides cropped up successful a lawsuit that pertained to a mob looting a showroom.
The tribunal listed Athar Khan's bail exertion for proceeding connected January 19, 2026.
On January 6, different accused, Salim Malik, who is lodged successful jailhouse connected identical charges, filed a bail exertion connected akin grounds.
On January 5, the Supreme Court granted bail to 5 accused — Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad — successful the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.
The court, however, denied alleviation to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying each the accused successful the lawsuit did not basal connected the aforesaid footing.
There was a prima facie lawsuit against Khalid and Imam nether the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria said portion denying bail to the 2 erstwhile Jawaharlal Nehru University students.
Of the 20 accused named successful the case, 2 are inactive absconding and the remaining 18 applied for bail successful the past.
Out of the 18, 7 are inactive successful prison, including Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Athar Khan, Salim Malik, erstwhile AAP person Tahir Hussain, Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi.
Mr. Hussain's bail exertion is pending successful the Karkardooma Court.
