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2020 Delhi Riots: Umar Khalid's Lawyer Says His Client Was Not Present At 'Conspiratorial' Meeting

The lawyer claimed that no recoveries were made from Khalid, nor was there any allegation against him for raising or receiving funds linked with conspiracy.

New Delhi: The counsel for former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid told a court here on Wednesday that his client was not present in an alleged meeting, which was the basis of the larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots. The lawyer made the arguments while opposing the framing of charges against Khalid before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai.

"I was not present in the main meeting where I supposedly conspired," said senior advocate Trideep Pais, underlining that the call d

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