Updated On: 28 May, 2024 03:13 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Umar Khalid, along with others has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the "masterminds" behind the riots in Delhi in February 2020

Umar Khalid. File Photo
A Delhi court dismissed the bail plea of former JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) student Umar Khalid on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI. Khalid is accused of being part of the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots.
Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).