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Giriraj Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday said Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam’s actions were the “same” as those of Pakistani terrorist Kasab, as the Supreme Court refused bail to Khalid and Imam in the 2020 north-east Delhi riots case. Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision, the BJP leader said: “Umar…
Umar Khalid with Banjyosna Lahiri. NEW DELHI: After the Supreme Court verdict on Monday denying him bail, Umar Khalid said that jail was his life now. His partner Banjyosna Lahiri said that he was happy and relieved for the co-accused who were granted bail, even as he remarked that prison has now become his life.Sharing…
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to deny bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 north-east Delhi riots case.Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla hailed the verdict as “Satyameva Jayate” and demanded that the Congress must apologize for “defending” the accused.Following…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam — lodged in Tihar jail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) linked to 2020 Delhi riots.The bench of justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria said that prosecution material disclosed a prima facie case against Umar Khalid and…
Umar Khalid returned to Delhi’s Tihar Jail on 29 December. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday pronounced its verdict on Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and several others, rejecting their bail plea in the Delhi 2020 riots case.A bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria rejected the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel…
NEW DELHI: New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s words of sympathy for activist Umar Khalid, who has been in jail for over five years for his alleged involvement in a Delhi riots conspiracy case, drew a furious response Friday from BJP which said an outsider had no right to question Indian judiciary.“If any person supports an…
Umar Khalid (L), Zohran Mamdani (R) NEW DELHI: Student activist Umar Khalid, who has been in jail for nearly five years in connection with the Feb 2020 Delhi riots, has received a show of solidarity from New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani, who wrote to him, saying, “we are all thinking of you”.The note, undated,…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested the ninth accused in connection with the Delhi Red Fort bomb blast that killed 15 people and injured several others last month. The accused, Yasir Ahmad Dar, is a resident of Shopian, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.According to the NIA, Dar was nabbed in New Delhi…
NEW DELHI: A court on Thursday granted 15 days’ interim bail to northeast Delhi riots conspiracy accused Umar Khalid, allowing him to attend his sister’s wedding later this month. Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai noted that Khalid had already spent five years and three months in custody since his arrest in Sept 2020 and that…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, allowing him to remain out of custody from December 16 to 29 to attend his sister’s wedding.Khalid, arrested under the unlawful activities (prevention) act (UAPA) in connection with the alleged conspiracy…
