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Umar Khalid, other accused are seeking bail after five years in jail as undertrials; Delhi police say violence was pre-planned
Updated – November 24, 2025 01:29 pm IST
In this file photo dated March 3, 2020, former JNU student Umar Khalid speaks during a demonstration. | Photo Credit: PTI
Meanwhile, on Friday (November 21, 2025), the Delhi Police vehemently objected to pleas for bail filed by Mr. Khalid and others accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2020 Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case, claiming that they only cite the Constitution for the sake of getting bail.
Also Read | 2020 Delhi riot was not spontaneous but pre-planned, Solicitor General tells Supreme Court
In the previous hearing, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju for the Delhi Police described how the violence unfolded during the 2020 Delhi riots, before a Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria on Friday (November 21, 2025). Citing statements from a protected witness, Mr. Raju said that conspirators planned violence, organised chakka jams to disrupt and “choke Assam out of India,” and further mobilised rioters armed with sticks, who engaged in heavy stone-pelting. The Bench adjourned the matter to Monday (November 24, 2025).
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November 24, 2025 13:29
Umar Khalid has ‘scant regard’ for Constitution, will quote Article 21 only for bail, Delhi Police tell Supreme Court
The Delhi Police had on Friday vehemently objected to pleas for bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid and others accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2020 Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case, claiming that they only cite the Constitution for the sake of getting bail.“These are people with scant regard for the Constitution. Only for bail, they will quote Article 21 (fundamental right to life and personal liberty) of the Constitution,” said Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police. He was addressing a Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar in the concluding remarks of his response to the bail petitions.
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Published – November 24, 2025 01:17 pm IST
