The Delhi Police has strongly opposed the release of student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and three others booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. The police have argued before the Supreme Court that the alleged offences involved a deliberate attempt to destabilise the state and therefore warranted “jail and not bail,” media reports said on Thursday.

In a 177-page affidavit filed on 30 October, Delhi police contended that the violence that unfolded in February 2020 was not a spontaneous escalation of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), but part of a coordinated “regime change operation” executed under the guise of civil dissent, a report in Hindustan Times said. Also Read | Govt to

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