Delhi riots 2020

2023 Parliament breach case: Why Delhi High Court referred to SC’s expanded definition of terrorist act

January 16, 2026 11:39 am

On Thursday, a division bench of Justices Prathiba Singh and Madhu Jain in the HC, were hearing bail pleas of Parliament security breach case accused Manoranjan D, Lalit Jha and Sagar Sharma, who are facing charges under UAPA.

SC refuses to engage with the question: What did Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam mastermind?

January 14, 2026 12:07 pm

The judgment denying them bail presents the bureaucratic state as fumbling with “complex proceedings”, and nods in sympathy

My speeches and violence not linked; never spoke to Umar Khalid at JNU: Sharjeel Imam to Delhi court

January 09, 2026 12:08 pm

2020 Delhi riots 'larger conspiracy' case: On Monday, the Supreme Court had identified a hierarchy between “architects” and “facilitators” to grant bail to five accused in the case, while rejecting bail pleas of Khalid and Imam. Of the 18 initially arrested in the case, 11 have been granted bail so far.

Why SC denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam: UAPA’s ever-widening definition of terrorism

January 07, 2026 7:55 pm

The UAPA, in its original state, did not address terrorism at all. Behind its current, sweeping form is a series of incremental and bipartisan amendments

Delhi riots case: Why SC denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

January 12, 2026 2:13 pm

The apex court has used a framework of differentiated roles of the alleged conspirators, distinguishing the 'architects' of the conspiracy and its 'facilitators'.

Delhi riots case: Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, says allegations of all accused not on equal footing

January 06, 2026 2:07 am

While granting bail to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohammad Salim Khan, and Shadab Ahmad in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case, the Supreme Court said it "does not reflect any dilution of the seriousness of the allegation, nor does it amount to a finding of guilt".

Zohran Mamdani’s handwritten message to Umar Khalid isn’t a political document. It’s a human one

January 03, 2026 5:26 pm

Such gestures matter, especially now, because they affirm a profound truth: Compassion is not weakness, solidarity does not demand agreement, and dignity cannot depend on verdicts

Unreliable testimonies, ‘mechanical’ probe: Another acquittal in 2020 Northeast Delhi riots cases

December 26, 2025 7:39 am

A Delhi court acquitted five accused in a 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case, citing unreliable witnesses and investigation lapses by police in the arson case.

Larger conspiracy case: SC reserves order on bail pleas filed by 2020 Delhi riots accused

December 11, 2025 2:51 am

2020 riots larger conspiracy case: | Allegation of regime change quite extraordinary: Gulfisha Fatima in SC

December 03, 2025 3:42 am

Appearing for accused Umar Khalid, senior advocate Kapil Sibal said the police were claiming that he instigated the rioters but don’t have anything to back that.

Gulfisha Fatima released from Tihar Jail after bail in Delhi riots case

January 08, 2026 1:49 pm

Gulfisha Fatima embraces her mother as she is released from Tihar Jail in New Delhi on Wednesday after a court issued her release orders following bail granted by the Supreme Court in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case

One year of Delhi riots: Violence that shook the National Capital in 2020

February 25, 2021 12:12 pm

Communal violence had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24 last year after clashes between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled, leaving at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured.