The Delhi Court has denied bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid. According to Bar and Bench, a Delhi court on Wednesday adjourned its decision on activist Umar Khalid's bail application in a case involving communal rioting in Delhi in February 2020.
The order is "under correction," according to Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, who had scheduled the verdict for 12 p.m. on Thursday.
Umar Khalid had been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Delhi riots that shook the national capital in February 2020.
During the arguments, Khalid told the court that the prosecution lacked the evidence to prove its case against him other than the footage obtained from select news channels.
The prosecution had opposed the bail plea referring to Section 15 of the UAPA Act which defines a terrorist act. It had argued that while the riots were meticulously planned, there was destruction of properties, disruption of essential services, use of petrol bombs, lathis, stones etc that is covered under various sections of the Act.
Khalid and several others were booked under the anti-terror law in the case for being ‘masterminds’ of the February 2020 riots. A total of 53 people had lost their lives and over 700 were injured in the riots. He was arrested on September 2020 and has been being bars since then.
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