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On September 13, 2020, Umar Khalid was apprehended in connection with communal clashes that unfolded in northeast Delhi in February 2020, after violence between supporters and protesters of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 spiraled out of control, resulting in numerous casualties and injuries.
The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, instructed the police to submit their response to Umar Khalid's bail application. The bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Girish Kathpalia scheduled the hearing for August 29.
The cases of Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Shadab Ahmed, and Athar Khan were also scheduled for the same date.
Earlier, ASJ Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma Court, while rejecting Khalid's bail plea, observed that Khalid's name was consistently mentioned from the inception of the conspiracy until the riots occurred, and that there were multiple statements from witnesses (recorded before the magistrate and police) providing ‘incriminating material’ against Khalid.
Khalid contested the aforementioned order before the Delhi High Court on the grounds of lack of evidence linking him to the violence that erupted in Delhi during the riots. However, the high court also denied bail to Khalid.
In February, the court had requested the Delhi Police to respond to the bail petition submitted by UAPA accused Umar Khalid in connection with the case involving communal clashes that transpired in northeast Delhi in February 2020, following violence between supporters and protesters of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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