The Delhi Police on Sunday filed a 200-page supplementary chargesheet before a local court against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and Faizan K...
The Delhi Police on Sunday filed a 200-page supplementary chargesheet before a local court against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and Faizan Khan in the case related to violence in parts of the national Capital, reported Bar and Bench. The case pertains to the alleged larger conspiracy that caused the violence in North East Delhi in February.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat accepted the chargesheet, filed under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act, and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. Khalid and Imam have been in judicial custody while Khan was granted bail in the case in October.
The 200-page chargesheet alleged that Khalid had “remotely controlled” the riots that had killed 53 people. The former Jawaharlal Nehru University student allegedly orchestrated the violence during the visit of United States President Donald Trump’s visit. The aim of the protests was to attract international attention and put pressure on the “anti-minority” Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the chargesheet said, according to The Times of India.
The Delhi government on October 28 gave its approval to prosecute Khalid and Imam, after which the 200-page chargesheet was filed. The police may file a third chargesheet in the case within a month against the three other accused.
The police report claimed that Khalid fostered “nationwide alliances with...
