Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court To Hear Umar Khalid's Bail Plea On August 23

A Delhi Court will be hearing a bail application moved by Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi Riots conspiracy case involving offences under UAPA and the Indian Penal Code on August 23. (FIR 59/2020)

Khalid's bail plea, which was listed for hearing on August 20 was scheduled to be heard today after an early hearing application was filed on his behalf.

However, the matter was adjourned to August 23 today by Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat.

The FIR against Khalid contains stringent charges including Sections 13, 16, 17, 18 of the UAPA, Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and Section 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act,1984. The accused are also charged under various offences mentioned under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

In September last year, main chargesheet was filed against Pinjara Tod members and JNU students Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal, Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha and student activist Gulfisha Fatima.

Others who were charge-sheeted included former Congress Councilor Ishrat Jahan, Jamia Coordination Committee members Safoora Zargar, Meeran Haider and Shifa-Ur-Rehman, suspended AAP Councilor Tahir Hussain, activist Khalid Saifi, Shadab Ahmed, Tasleem Ahmed, Salim Malik, Mohd Salim Khan and Athar Khan.

Thereafter, a supplementary chargesheet was filed in November against former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy in the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.