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A Delhi tribunal connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) rejected the bail applications of the 3 Delhi riots larger conspiracy lawsuit accused — Salim Malik, Athar Khan and erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was proceeding the bail applications of the accused and denied them bail.
The trio had filed their bail applications aft the Supreme Court granted bail to 5 different accused successful the aforesaid case, contending that they are facing akin charges and seeking parity.
These 3 accused person been charged nether the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) implicit their alleged engagement successful the 2020 riots.
Athar, a erstwhile telephone centre employee, has been accused of being 1 of the main organisers of the protestation astatine Chand Bagh successful northeast Delhi and allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches there.
According to the Delhi Police's Special Cell, Athar allegedly participated successful concealed meetings, successful which helium said that the "time has travel to pain Delhi" and coordinated the demolition of CCTV cameras. Salim was besides among the 11 alleged organisers and speakers of the anti-CAA/NRC meeting.
The alleged organisers were Mohammed Saleem Khan, Salim Malik, Mohammed Jalaluddin alias Guddu Bhai, Shahnawaz, Furkan, Mohammed Ayub, Mohammed Yunus, Tabassum, Mohammed Ayaz and his member Khalid.
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 apical court, however, denied alleviation to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, saying each the accused successful the lawsuit bash not basal connected the aforesaid footing.
There was a prima facie lawsuit against Khalid and Imam nether the UAPA, 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. Among 18, 7 are inactive successful prison, including Khalid, Imam, Athar Khan, Salim Malik, erstwhile AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, Tasleem Ahmed, and Khalid Saifi.
