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  Umar Khalid granted interim bail for 14 days to attend sister's wedding

  India | December 11, 2025 23:46 IST

  Umar Khalid has secured 14 days of interim bail to attend his sister's wedding, even as he continues to face charges under the UAPA in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. The trial court granted temporary relief after earlier bail pleas were rejected by both the High Court and the trial court.

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  CAA protests fuelled for regime change, deliberately planned during Trump's visit: Delhi Police

  India | November 20, 2025 15:57 IST

  A group of activists, including Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Rehman, remain in custody after being charged under the UAPA and sections of the IPC. Investigators claim the five played a key role in planning the violence that shook Delhi in 2020.

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  SC issues notice to Delhi Police after HC denies bail to Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid in UAPA case

  India | September 22, 2025 16:27 IST

  The petitioners– Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman– had challenged the Delhi High Court’s decision denying them bail in an alleged larger conspiracy case during 2020 north-east Delhi riots.

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  Sharjeel Imam moves Supreme Court after Delhi HC denies bail in Delhi riots 'larger conspiracy' case

  India | September 06, 2025 23:15 IST

  In its order, the Delhi High Court said the roles of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in the 'larger conspiracy' appeared "prima facie grave", and they delivered hate speeches to "instigate mass mobilization of members of the Muslim community."

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  2020 Delhi riots: Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam denied bail by HC in 'larger conspiracy' case

  India | September 02, 2025 16:11 IST

  Khalid, Imam and others were booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of IPC for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence erupted during the protests against the CAA and NRC.

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  Umar Khalid gets interim bail by court to attend cousin's wedding in 2020 Delhi riots case

  Delhi | December 18, 2024 16:25 IST

  Delhi Violence conspiracy case: Umar Khalid is currently in Judicial Custody in connection with a larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 North East Delhi Violence.

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  Delhi riots: Supreme Court adjourns Umar Khalid bail plea hearing again: Check the next date here

  India | January 10, 2024 13:50 IST

  The Supreme Court bench decided to adjourn the hearing following requests for adjournment from senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Khalid, and Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the Delhi police.

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  Delhi riots 2020: Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid's plea seeking bail in UAPA case

  India | September 05, 2023 14:16 IST

  The matter was deferred by a bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Dipankar Datta as senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khalid, was not available.

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  Umar Khalid case's bail plea: SC judge recuses himself from hearing matter in UAPA case

  India | August 09, 2023 14:11 IST

  The petioner challenged the Delhi High Court's order on October 18, 2022 in which the bail plea was rejected in the matter.

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  Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifia acquitted in stone-throwing case linked to 2020 Delhi riots

  India | December 03, 2022 16:46 IST

  Khalid has moved an application before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat seeking interim bail for two weeks for his sister's marriage.

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  Umar Khalid to stay in jail as Delhi HC dismisses plea, says, 'no merit'

  India | October 18, 2022 19:30 IST

  Delhi 2020 riots case: Umar Khalid had been arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020 under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots.

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  Delhi riots: High Court to hear bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid together on May 6

  India | April 29, 2022 13:16 IST

  Hearing pleas, a division bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul, Rajnish Bhatnagar noted that a matter challenging constitutional validity of offence of Sedition under Section 124A of IPC is pending for hearing before SC on May 5.

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  Umar Khalid, accused in Delhi riots case, denied bail

  India | March 24, 2022 13:04 IST

  Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat had reserved the order on Mar 3 after hearing arguments from the counsel appearing for Khalid and the prosecution.

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  Delhi riots: Police opposes Umar Khalid's bail, says 'idea was to bring govt to knees'

  India | January 11, 2022 18:38 IST

  The investigation in the case revealed that firearms, petrol bombs, acid attacks, sticks, iron rods, stone-pelting through pre-fabricated large-sized slingshots were used to attack and kill police personnel, government employees, and public persons.

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  Delhi riots: Hearing in Umar Khalid's bail plea adjourned to October 9

  India | September 23, 2021 14:54 IST

  The hearing was adjourned to next month as Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat is on leave. This was informed to Khalid's counsels by the court staff through video conference.

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  Delhi riots: Police opposes Umar Khalid's bail plea, says it will show 'prima facie' case

  India | July 27, 2021 19:05 IST

  In reply to Khalid's bail plea, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Alok Kumar said the prosecution would demonstrate the prima facie case against him before the court by referring to the charge sheet filed in the case.

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  Arrested ex-JNU student Umar Khalid tests Covid-19 positive, isolated at Tihar Jail

  India | April 26, 2021 11:43 IST

  Former JNU student Umar Khalid has tested positive for Covid-19. Khalid is currently lodged at Delhi's high-security Tihar Jail.

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  Umar Khalid gets bail in Delhi riots case, court asks him to install Aarogya Setu App in phone

  India | April 15, 2021 20:36 IST

  Though Khalid has been granted bail in this case, he will remain in jail as he is also accused in some other cases including one related to the criminal conspiracy lodged under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

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  Delhi riots: Prima facie Umar Khalid, Tahir Hussain, others conspired together, says court

  India | January 06, 2021 9:31 IST

  Communal violence had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24 last year after clashes between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control leaving at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured.

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  Jamia Violence Anniversary: Students, Umar Khalid's kin take out candle march, stopped by police

  India | December 16, 2020 11:25 IST

  The students claimed that 14 of the protestors, including Umar Khalid''s mother and sisters, were detained, but the police denied it.