Calling 2020 riots accused Umar Khalid a “veteran of sedition”, the Delhi Police on Friday told the Supreme Court that the protests were not just a “simple dharna for (opposing the) Citizenship Amendment Act, it was for regime change…like in Nepal and Bangladesh.”

“This is a clear case where offences under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967, are attracted. A conspiracy to commit terrorist acts and murder is made out. And it was not simple dharna for CAA, it was for regime change. All those who went for dharna carried sticks, acid bottles, and (it) coincided with Donald Trump ’s visit — they wanted regime change like in Bangladesh and Nepal. They have scant regards to the constitution,” Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, told a ben

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