Supreme Court reserves verdict on bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in 2020 Delhi riots case

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria heard arguments.   Strongly opposing the bail pleas, the Delhi Police had said the February 2020 riots were not something spontaneous, but an"orchestrated, pre-planned and well-designed attack on India's sovereignty.   Umar, Sharjeel and other accused were b...