Cops yet to Find Evidence Showing My Complicity in Delhi Riots: Umar Khalid to HC
Shruti Kakkar | 07 December 2024 | Hindustan Times
Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid on Friday told the Delhi high court that the Delhi Police has yet to recover any physical evidence showing his complicity in connection with the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 and faces charges under provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA in connection with the riots that erupted following protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Seeking bail in the case, Khalid, represented by senior advocate Trideep Pias, submitted before a bench of justices Navin Chawla and Shailnder Kaur that Delhi Police had not levelled any allegations against him regarding procurement, receipt, or raising of funds, or his involvement in any terrorist activity related to his role in the larger conspiracy related to the riots….