Selective Justice: Families of Jailed Anti-CAA Activists Demand Answers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THl-jFoZDxY | Delhi Riots Case
Sep 21, 2024
Families of imprisoned activists, including Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, and Gulfisha Fatima, question the selective application of the “bail is the rule, jail is the exception” principle, as upheld by the Supreme Court. Despite completing years in jail following the 2020 Delhi riots linked to CAA-NRC protests, their release remains elusive. The families urge immediate action, arguing that the continued incarceration of these activists reflects a troubling inconsistency in the justice system.
‘Delay in Deploying Forces’, ‘Fabricated Cases’: Citizens Report Slams Police On Delhi Riots 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbvBVHVGRQ The Wire
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Umar Khalid completes four years in jail framing of charges delayed in UAPA case https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/09/14/lgd8-dl-court-khalid.html September 14, 2024 Khalid was in December 2022 acquitted in a case related to alleged rioting, vandalism and arson at a parking lot in February 2020 but remains incarcerated in the second case under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being a mastermind of the riots.
The 36-year-old researcher and scholar was arrested on September 13, 2020. While charge-sheets were filed in 2020 and 2022, the framing of charges has been delayed in this case and his attempts to seek bail have been turned down by courts.