More than 200 academics, academics and national and international artists issued a statementon Thursday, demanding the release of former JNU student Umar Khalid, who is in custody for his alleged role in the northeast Delhi riots. The signatories, including linguist Noam Chomsky, authors Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, Ramachandra …
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Written by Anand Mohan J | New Delhi | Updated: September 24, 2020 1:57:43 pm Umar Khalid, a former JNU student. A Delhi court on Thursday sent former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested under UAPA charges in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots in February this year, in …
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Umar Khalid’s 10-day police custody ended on Thursday. Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, who was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA, has been placed in pre-trial detention until October 22 by a Delhi court on Thursday. He was filed in court after his …
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A Delhi court on Thursday sent former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the strict anti-terrorism law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a case involving communal violence in northeast Delhi in February, to judicial custody. until October 22. Khalid was present before additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat via …
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New Delhi: The 2,695-page charge sheet released by Delhi police last week echoes all claims made on previous charge sheets about the anti-CAA movement’s role in the February 2020 riots, with one crucial exception: Investigators have dropped his shameful claim that the conspiracy sparked violence in northeast Delhi during the …
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Delhi police have attached the statement of “inside information” to the February riots charge sheet filed on Wednesday, in which this person claims to have been present at three meetings of protesters against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act , during which he heard one of the accused, Asif Iqbal Tanha, saying …
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NEW DELHI: Just under 200 days after filing an FIR to investigate the conspiracy behind the riots that rocked northeast Delhi in February this year, Delhi PoliceOn Wednesday, the task force filed a 17,000-page charge sheet against 15 people, all protesters against the CAA, in a city court. This was …
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Security forces patrol a street in New Delhi after the February riots. (Reuters) The charge sheet does not mention the names of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam as defendants. Since they were arrested a few days ago, their names will be on the supplemental charge sheet. News18.com New Delhi Last …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 16, 2020 10:20:42 pm Khalid was arrested on September 13 on UAPA charges in a case related to the riots in northeast Delhi in February this year. Three days after his arrest in a case related to the Delhi riots, …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | September 16, 2020 1:01:08 pm The statement comes days after the Delhi Police Special Cell arrested former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid under strict UAPA. A group of activists issued a statement Wednesday against the “impudence” of the Delhi Police …
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