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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.

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  Delhi riots: JNU students Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam named in supplementary charge sheet

  India | November 25, 2020 22:16 IST

  The charge sheet, which names former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam as accused, said there was a “tacit understanding” between the accused persons to carry out an “illegal” act.

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  Delhi riots: Umar Khalid hatched conspiracy during Trump visit for global propaganda, say police

  India | November 23, 2020 13:44 IST

  Communal violence in northeast Delhi had broken out in February this year, following which the Delhi Police had filed a supplementary charge sheet in a court against Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam.

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  Delhi riots: AAP govt, MHA give nod to prosecute Umar Khalid under UAPA

  India | November 06, 2020 17:16 IST

  Delhi riots latest news: The Delhi Police, that received the permission from the Delhi government and Home Ministry a fortnight ago, is now planning to file a supplementary charge sheet naming Umar Khalid. 

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  No harm must come to Umar Khalid: Court tells Tihar

  India | October 05, 2020 14:37 IST

  A Delhi court has directed the Tihar Jail authorities to provide security to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in the jail premises, after he was sent to 14-days judicial custody in connection with a case relating to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.

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  Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid sent to 10-day police custody in Delhi riot case

  India | September 14, 2020 21:16 IST

  A Delhi court on Monday sent Umar Khalid to 10-day police custody day after his arrest under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged role in the conspiracy behind the February riots in the national capital.

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  Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid arrested for alleged role in Delhi riots

  India | September 14, 2020 7:55 IST

  Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student leader Umar Khalid was arrested late Sunday for his alleged role in the northeast Delhi riots.

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  Video of Umar Khalid inciting people to come on streets during Trump's visit surfaces

  India | March 02, 2020 13:37 IST

  A video of ex-JNU student Umar Khalid, who was among those who raised 'tukde-tukde' slogans inside the university campus in 2016, has been heard making provocative statements saying they will be on the roads when Trump will visit India to convey a message present government is dividing the nation.

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  Haryana: Shiv Sena fields Umar Khalid's attacker from Bahadurgarh

  October 09, 2019 17:11 IST

  Shiv Sena has fielded Naveen Dalal from Bahadurgarh in the upcoming Haryana assembly election. The self-proclaimed cow vigilante had claimed to have attacked former JNU students' union leader Umar Khalid in 2018. And now, he has a new role and new name too.

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  Delhi court sends 2 men who attacked Umar Khalid to judicial custody

  India | August 23, 2018 23:15 IST

  Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat sent the duo, Darwesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal, to the judicial custody after they were produced before the court on expiry of their two-day police custody.

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  2 men detained for attack on Umar Khalid claim to be cow vigilantes: Delhi Police

  India | August 20, 2018 23:53 IST

  During interrogation, the duo told police that they had planned to disrupt the event 'Khauff se Azaadi' (Freedom from Fear) that was being held on August 13 at Constitution Club.