2020 Delhi riots case: Court allows Umar Khalid 2 family video meetings every week
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed activist Umar Khalid's plea seeking restoration of two video meetings with his family every week in jail. The court observed that Khalid had been using the facility for the past six years without violating any jail rules.
The order comes after jail authorities reduced the number of weekly video meetings from two to one in May 2026.
The Karkardooma Court directed that Khalid's earlier facility be restored, observing that there was no material to justify the reduction.
Allowing the plea, the court observed that Khalid had been availing the facility for six years without any breach of prison rules and found no reason to continue the restriction.
Khalid has been lodged in jail in connection with the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
The case relates to allegations that Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and several others were part of a larger conspiracy behind the riots that broke out during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). The violence claimed 53 lives and left more than 700 people injured.
The accused have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
The order comes after jail authorities reduced the number of weekly video meetings from two to one in May 2026.
The Karkardooma Court directed that Khalid's earlier facility be restored, observing that there was no material to justify the reduction.
Allowing the plea, the court observed that Khalid had been availing the facility for six years without any breach of prison rules and found no reason to continue the restriction.
Khalid has been lodged in jail in connection with the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
The case relates to allegations that Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and several others were part of a larger conspiracy behind the riots that broke out during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). The violence claimed 53 lives and left more than 700 people injured.
The accused have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
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