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Is AAP an alternative to BJP? Arvind Kejriwal needs a reality check, not hype and hyperbole
Rasal Singh •There is always a thin line between the making and the unmaking of a revolution and as AAP stands today, it seems the unmaking has begun
Delhi riots not organic but planned by PFI & SDPI, special public prosecutor tells HC
•The submission was made by the police while opposing the bail plea of former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in connection with an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the Delhi riots in February 2020
Delhi Riots 2020: HC adjourns hearing till 27 July on bail pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam
•Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Shifa-ur-Rehman and several others have been booked under the UAPA and provisions of the IPC in the case for allegedly being the ‘masterminds’ of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured
Delhi riots 2020: High Court to hear bail plea by Umar Khalid on 19 May
•Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and several others have been booked under the anti-terror law in the UAPA case for being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots
Delhi HC defers hearing on Umar Khalid bail in UAPA case, seeks police stand on Sharjeel Imam's plea
•The court further observed that Imam, also a former JNU student, and Khalid were stated to be co-conspirators in the case and it would thus hear both the two bail applications together.
Umar Khalid’s Amravati speech was 'offensive and obnoxious', says Delhi High Court
Fp Staff •The Delhi High Court asked whether the right to free speech extends to making “obnoxious statements” and whether it does not attract the provisions of 153A and 153B of the Indian Penal Code.
2020 Delhi riots: Court denies bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid
•During the arguments, the accused told the court that the prosecution lacked the evidence to prove its case against him.
Delhi riots: Police opposes Umar Khalid's bail plea, tells court 'idea was to destabilize democracy'
•Khalid and several others have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), a stringent anti-terror law, and are accused of being the 'masterminds' of the riots which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured in 2020
'Complete lack of supervision by senior officers': Delhi court raps police's handling of Delhi riots' investigation
Fp Staff •Communal violence had broken out in northeast Delhi on 24 February, 2020, after clashes between supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act and protesters spiralled out of control
Delhi riots case: Umar Khalid granted bail; ex-JNU student 'cannot be incarcerated for infinity,' says court
•In the order, the court added that there was no proof either through independent public witness or police witness of Khalid being present at the scene of crime on the date of incident