A Delhi Court on Thursday denied bail to activist Umar Khalid in the UAPA case which alleges a larger conspiracy in the northeast Delhi violence in 2020.
Umar Khalid was arrested on 13 September, 2020.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat pronounced the order today after reserving it earlier this month and the detailed order to follow.
While appearing for young activist Khalid who is critical of Hindutva ideology and BJP government, Senior Advocate Trideep Pais had argued that the entire chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in FIR 59/2020 is a fabrication and that the case against him is based on the video clips run by Republic TV and News 18 showing a truncated version of his speech.
SQR Ilyas, national president of Welfare Party of India and father of jailed activist called the court order as “unfortunate.”
