New Delhi- The counsel for former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid told a court here on Thursday that his client was named as an accused in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots, while others placed similarly were left out.

The submissions were made before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai during arguments opposing the framing of charges against Khalid.

Senior advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Khalid, argued that his client was made an accused based on being a member of at least four WhatsApp groups, while none of the group admins had been charged.

He said, “The (Delhi) High Court has already held that you cannot become an accused by virtue of becoming a WhatsApp group member. None of the admins is an accused. What is the qualitative di

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