Court seeks response of police on bail plea filed by Umar Khalid

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday sought response of Delhi Police on the bail plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid, who is an accused in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. The court of additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai stated in the order, “Copy of the bail application, along with documents, has already been supplied to the prosecution. Reply to the present bail application be filed by the prosecution on the next date, with advance copy to the counsel for the applicant or accused (Khalid).”The matter was posted on March 11 for filing of reply and arguments on the bail application. The court was hearing Khalid’s fresh application for a grant of regular bail. Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Protection) Act (UAPA).Total 20 people had been accused in the case, including Tahir Hussain, Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifı, Isharat Jahan, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa-Ur-Rehman, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Shadab Ahmed, Tasleem Ahmed, Saleem Malik, Mohd. Saleem Khan, Athar Khan, Safoora Zargar, Sharjeel Imam, Faizan Khan and Natasha Narwal.The case, being probed by Delhi Police’s Special Cell, was registered under various offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
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