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Umar Khalid (born Syed Umar Khalid) is an Indian student activist, a former research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), former leader of Democratic Students' Union (DSU) in JNU. He was allegedly involved in the JNU sedition row and is an accused under the UAPA law. Khalid is also associated with United Against Hate, a campaign founded along with Nadeem Khan in July 2017 in response to the series of lynchings.
Jan 23, 2024 · But Umar is fine, keeping his spirits up," says Banojyotsna Lahiri, Mr Khalid's long-time partner. The two met as students in 2008 and started dating five years later.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed student activist Umar Khalid to withdraw his bail plea after the former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar, accused under the Unlawful Activities ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Umar Khalid amplified his narrative as part of a conspiracy, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad told a Delhi court on Tuesday while opposing bail plea of the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ accused; citing his different chats with people with social media following. Prasad told the court that Khalid had allegedly sent text messages to Congress leader Jignesh Mewani, actors Pooja Bhatt, Swara Bhasker, Zeeshan Ayub, Sushant Singh, politician and social activist Yogendra ...
Mar 24, 2022 · Umar Khalid was accused of being a "key conspirator" in the violent clashes that killed 53 people, mostly Muslims, in February 2020. Mr Khalid denied the charges, saying he only took part in a ...
Sep 14, 2020 · Delhi police have alleged that Umar Khalid was a "key conspirator" in the riots. Mr Khalid is among several prominent activists and student leaders who have been arrested. Human rights groups say ...
Student activist Umar Khalid, languishing in jail for allegedly being one of the conspirators of the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots, on Tuesday told the high court that the prosecution needed ...
Mar 24, 2022 · The repeated denial of bail to Umar Khalid is a huge blow to everyone exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in the country. Umar’s continued detention for over 18 months comes against the backdrop of a rapidly shrinking space for critical voices and sets a chilling precedent for anyone whose views the authorities disagree with.
Sep 14, 2020 · Delhi police have alleged that Umar Khalid was a "key conspirator" in the riots. Mr Khalid is among several prominent activists and student leaders who have been arrested. Human rights groups say ...
Umar Khalid is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions. On September 13, 2020, authorities arrested Khalid, a student activist, after accusing him of inciting communal violence through speeches in February 2020. Khalid was targeted for leading peaceful protests opposing the religious discriminatory Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). Khalid is charged under FIR 59/2020 with offenses under the IPC, 1967 Arms Act, and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Khalid, who has been in jail since September 2020, through his lawyer Kapil Sibal, said that he will ‘try his luck’ in a lower court.
Oct 13, 2023 · In this file photo dated December 19, 2019, former JNU student and activist Umar Khalid is detained by police for defying prohibitory orders imposed by the Delhi Police in the area during an anti ...
Dec 23, 2022 · Indian activist Umar Khalid has been released from New Delhi’s Tihar Jail for a week to attend his sister’s wedding, more than two years after he was arrested for alleged involvement in the ...
Aug 13, 2018 · Umar Khalid is a student of PhD in JNU’s Centre for Historical Studies. (File) Umar Khalid shot to limelight after he was slapped with sedition charges along with nine other students, including then JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, for allegedly organising an event to protest against the “judicial killing” of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on February 9, 2016.
Jan 23, 2024 · But Umar is fine, keeping his spirits up," says Banojyotsna Lahiri, Mr Khalid's long-time partner. The two met as students in 2008 and started dating five years later.
Four years and 14 adjournments later, Khalid's bail plea denied again. The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture
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The Delhi police alleged that Umar Khalid pre-planned protests at 23 sites in 2020, which culminated in riots. After withdrawing his bail plea from the Supreme Court in February, Khalid moved to ...
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Sep 16, 2020 · Umar Khalid is one of several young activists who have been booked in cases relating to the violence in Delhi in February. The police have invoked provisions of the UAPA to investigate the alleged “larger conspiracy” behind the riots. Delhi Police on Monday got 10 days’custody of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, ...
