India's Supreme Court Denies Bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam After Five Years
TL;DR
India's Supreme Court has granted bail to some accused in the 2020 Delhi riots but denied bail to high-profile Muslim scholars Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, citing their alleged central roles in a conspiracy under anti-terror laws, amid concerns of political bias and misuse of legal authority against Muslims.
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- Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam: No bail for Indian activists after five years in jail without trial BBC
- India's top court denies bail to 2 Muslim activists after 5 years in jail without trial NBC News
- Jail is my life now; happy for others who got bail: Umar Khalid after SC denies bail Tribune India
- India: Supreme Court denies bail to Muslim student activists DW
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