Students Leader Umar Khalid.
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The Supreme Court volition proceed to perceive the bail pleas of activistic Sharjeel Imam, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, and 3 others successful the larger conspiracy lawsuit related to the 2020 Delhi riots.
On October 27, 2025, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria deferred the substance to October 31 after Additional Solicitor-General S.V. Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, sought further clip to record a counter-affidavit.
The Delhi Police connected Thursday (October 30, 2025) argued successful the Supreme Court that erstwhile JNU pupil person Umar Khalid and his co-accused conspired to usage “sponsored” anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests arsenic a camouflage and a “radicalising catalyst” to technologist nation-wide communal riots to execute the last extremity of a authorities change.
The constabulary said Khalid, who has been down bars for 5 years without bail, and others similar Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rahman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Gulfisha Fatima had conspired to instigate communal riots and equipped rebellion to coincide with the sojourn of U.S. President Donald Trump to India. They wanted to drawback the attraction of the planetary media and represent CAA arsenic a pogrom against the Muslim assemblage here, the constabulary affidavit said.
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October 31, 2025 10:32
SC raps Delhi constabulary for hold successful filing effect to bail pleas of 2020 riots accused
The Supreme Court connected Monday (October 27, 2025) expressed displeasure implicit the Delhi Police’s nonaccomplishment to record counter-affidavits to the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, and Shifa-ur-Rehman successful the larger conspiracy lawsuit linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.
Additional Solicitor-General S.V. Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, sought 2 much weeks to record the counter-affidavit, stating that helium was appearing successful the substance for the archetypal clip and was unaware of the earlier proceedings.
Declining the request, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria observed that the constabulary had already been granted ample opportunity. “You whitethorn beryllium appearing for the archetypal time, but we person granted capable time. Last time, we remember, we said contented notice. Then we said successful unfastened tribunal that we would perceive this substance connected October 27 and dispose it off,” the Bench told Mr. Raju.
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SC raps Delhi constabulary for hold successful filing effect to bail pleas of 2020 riots accused
Supreme Court criticizes Delhi Police for delays successful responding to bail pleas of 2020 riots accused, highlighting prolonged custody.
October 31, 2025 10:32
Khalid, co-accused utilized CAA protests to effort ‘regime change’: Delhi Police to SC
The Delhi Police connected Thursday (October 30, 2025) argued successful the Supreme Court that former JNU pupil person Umar Khalid and his co-accused conspired to usage “sponsored” anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests arsenic a camouflage and a “radicalising catalyst” to technologist nation-wide communal riots to execute the last extremity of a authorities change.
The constabulary said Khalid, who has been down bars for 5 years without bail, and others similar Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rahman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Gulfisha Fatima had conspired to instigate communal riots and equipped rebellion to coincide with the sojourn of U.S. President Donald Trump to India. They wanted to drawback the attraction of the planetary media and represent CAA arsenic a pogrom against the Muslim assemblage here, the constabulary affidavit said.
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Khalid, co-accused utilized CAA protests to effort ‘regime change’: Delhi Police to SC
Delhi authorities counters bail pleas of Umar Khalid and others, citing beardown grounds of engagement successful 2020 riots up of Supreme Court hearing.
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