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Completely disconnected with Umar Khalid: Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi HC
Completely disconnected with Umar Khalid: Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi HC
Updated on May 08, 2025 08:25 PM IST
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Time and punishment: Film traces activist Umar Khalid’s years without bail
Khalid has lost four-and-a-half years to Tihar Jail. A documentary traces his story through the lives and spaces from which he has gone missing.
‘Being in WhatsApp groups doesn’t imply criminality’: Umar Khalid to Delhi HC
Khalid refuted claims that he had created "communal" WhatsApp groups for a "disruptive" chakka jam, saying that he was not even an active participant in them.
Published on Feb 20, 2025 07:55 PM IST
Speeches of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel created fear: Delhi police to HC in 2020 riots' case
Speeches of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel created fear: Delhi police to HC in 2020 riots' case
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 06:46 PM IST
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‘Heart knows…’: Comedian Kunal Kamra shares picture with Umar Khalid
Umar Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.
Updated on Jan 03, 2025 06:42 PM IST
Umar Khalid gets interim bail: How long was he in jail? What are the charges?
Umar Khalid's interim bail conditions include not contacting any witness or any person in connection with the case, and not using social media.
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 05:22 PM IST
Delhi court grants 7-day interim bail to Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid
The former JNU student leader was granted interim bail from December 28 to January 3 to attend his cousin's wedding
Published on Dec 18, 2024 04:16 PM IST
Cops yet to find evidence showing my complicity in Delhi riots: Umar Khalid to HC
Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 and faces charges under provisions of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Updated on Dec 07, 2024 06:00 AM IST
Delhi riots case: Umar Khalid, Meeran Haider seek bail citing long incarceration
Umar Khalid, the former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), was arrested on September 13, 2020, in a case under the UAPA.
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 10:06 PM IST
Delhi riots 2020: HC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case on Monday
Delhi riots 2020: HC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case on Monday
Published on Oct 06, 2024 01:33 PM IST
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‘Bail becomes exception for Muslims’: Congress' Digvijaya Singh targets RSS
Digvijaya Singh compared the RSS's alleged targeting of Muslims in India to the persecution of Jews during Hitler’s regime in Germany.
Published on Sep 18, 2024 08:39 AM IST
Umar Khalid bail plea: HC seeks police’s response, to hear matter next on Aug 29
Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA
Published on Jul 24, 2024 01:22 PM IST
Delhi riots 2020: HC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case
Delhi riots 2020: HC to hear Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case
Published on Jul 21, 2024 01:38 PM IST
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Umar Khalid’s legal woes put spotlight on stringency of UAPA
Khalid’s denial of bail underscores harsh realities faced by the UAPA accused, triggering a debate on balance between national security and individual liberty
Updated on May 30, 2024 04:38 AM IST
Deepankar Malviya, New Delhi
Delhi court rejects Umar Khalid's bail application in riots case
Umar Khalid is an accused in a UAPA case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.
Updated on May 28, 2024 04:18 PM IST
Umar Khalid amplified narrative using actors, politicians: Delhi police
Umar Khalid was also in close contact with news outlets such as The Wire and Alt News, among others.
Updated on Apr 10, 2024 09:54 AM IST
Delhi HC issues notice to 2 suspects who shot at Umar Khalid in 2018
The notices were issued in a petition filed by Khalid in which he challenged a trial court order dropping attempt to murder charges against two men
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 02:12 AM IST
HC notice on Umar Khalid’s plea over dropped charges against men who allegedly shot him
The two men had allegedly shot him near the Constitution Club in the national Capital in 2018 where he was attending an event
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 01:14 PM IST
Court seeks Delhi Police’s response on Umar Khalid’s bail plea in 2020 riots case
Khalid had earlier moved the Supreme Court seeking bail, however, he withdrew his petition on February 14, stating that he will approach the trial court for the bail
Published on Feb 29, 2024 11:09 AM IST
Supreme Court allows pleas against UAPA to be withdrawn, filed before high courts
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a batch of eight petitions challenging the provisions of the stringent UAPA to be withdrawn and granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the respective high courts.
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 07:46 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Former JNU student Umar Khalid withdraws bail plea from SC in UAPA case
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khalid, that he wishes to withdraw the bail plea due to “change in circumstances”
Published on Feb 14, 2024 12:23 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Supreme Court adjourns Umar Khalid’s bail plea to January 31
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the matter as the bench was available only till lunch
Published on Jan 24, 2024 04:37 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
SC adjourns until Jan 24 hearing of ex-JNU student leader Umar Khalid’s pleas
Khalid has sought bail citing the police’s failure in substantiating the charges against him and material inconsistencies in the evidence cited to incriminate him
Published on Jan 10, 2024 12:02 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
SC imprimatur on J&K will haunt other states
With this judgment, the gloves are off, and the government will not shy away from getting even with those regions where people reject their divisive ideology
Published on Dec 15, 2023 10:15 PM IST
Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Umar Khalid’s bail plea until next week
Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid’s lawyers requested the adjournment due to the unavailability of senior advocate Kapil Sibal
Updated on Sep 05, 2023 01:22 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Delhi riots case: Umar’s bail may prejudice depositions, say police
Umar Khalid, was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for being the alleged “mastermind” of the February 2020 riots in north-east Delhi
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 11:53 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Bail to Umar Khalid will impact trial in Delhi riots case: Delhi police to SC
Umar Khalid approached the Supreme Court in April this year against the Delhi high court’s refusal to grant him bail on October 18 last year
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 09:30 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
SC to hear Umar Khalid bail appeal on July 24, says will take 1 or 2 minutes
Student activist Umar Khalid was arrested on September 13, 2020 and named as one among the 18 accused in the conspiracy to commit terrorist acts.
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 03:41 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Umar Khalid released from Tihar Jail to attend sister's wedding
Khalid was granted bail from December 23 to 30 by a sessions court in Delhi, allowing him to attend his sister's wedding.
Updated on Dec 23, 2022 11:46 AM IST
Delhi court grants seven-day interim bail to Umar Khalid for sister's wedding
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted relief to Khalid from December 23 to 30.
Published on Dec 12, 2022 08:09 PM IST
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