The Delhi Police has accused activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam of illegally trying to mislead the High Court in their third round of bail pleas for a conspiracy case related to the 2020 riots. The police reiterated its allegations that both individuals were masterminds of the riots.
The Delhi Police has stated that the bail petitions filed by activist Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case are 'illegal' and an 'attempt to mislead the court', as reported by Bar and Bench on Wednesday. The police also reiterated its allegations that both individuals were the masterminds of the riots, according to Live Law. This accusation comes after several activists, including Khalid and Imam, were arrested between January 2020 and September 2020 in connection with the communal violence that occurred in North East Delhi in February 2020. The police have claimed that the violence was part of a larger conspiracy to defame the Narendra Modi government and was planned by those who organized the protests against the amended Citizenship Act. Those accused in the matter have been charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, the Arms Act, and sections of the Indian Penal Code. The trial against Khalid and Imam is yet to begin. This is the third round of bail pleas the activists have filed. On the first two occasions when they petitioned for bail, their pleas were rejected up to the Supreme Court. According to Live Law, the police have also told the High Court that the 'risk profiles' of all accused are 'markedly dissimilar', justifying the continued detention of the activists. On January 5, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria granted bail to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Shadab Ahmed, and Muhammad Saleem Khan in the Delhi riots case.
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