On Wednesday, on the 1600th day that human rights activist Umar Khalid spent in Delhi’s Tihar prison, 160 writers, academics, artists, and activists wrote an open letter demanding his release and that of all equal citizenship activists.
Delhi's Karkardooma court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of human rights activist Umar Khalid in the conspiracy case linked to 2020 Delhi pogrom.
Jailed rights activist Umar Khalid on Wednesday withdrew his bail application from the Supreme Court in connection with the 2020 Delhi pogrom case, citing “change in circumstance.”
When the top court expressed an inclination to adjourn the hearing, Umar Khalid's lawyer Kapil Sibal insisted that the matter be heard that day, stating, "I can demonstrate in twenty minutes that there is no case at all."