A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to activist Umar Khalid, who is accused of being part of a “larger conspiracy” behind the 2020 Delhi riots, Live Law reported.

Khalid was granted bail from December 16 to December 29 to attend his sister’s wedding, which is scheduled for December 27 , Bar and Bench reported.

He was arrested by the Delhi Police on September 13, 2020. He was granted similar interim bails in December 2022 and December 2024 .

The activist has been booked under an Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case pertaining to clashes that had broken out in February 2020 among supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act and those opposing it in North East Delhi. The violence had left 53 dead and hundreds injured. Most of those killed were Muslims.

The

See Full Page