Delhi riots 2020

DELHI RIOTS 2020 NEWS

Delhi High Court rejects 2020 riots accused Devangana Kalita's plea seeking videos, WhatsApp chats

June 05, 2026 8:24 pm

The court also vacated its stay that had restrained the trial court from passing a final order on framing of charges against the accused in the 'larger’ conspiracy case.

High Court grants bail to garment bizman in 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case

May 22, 2026 1:58 am

The court is due to hear a plea filed by co-accused Umar Khalid, seeking interim bail after a trial court refused him relief earlier this week.

Day after SC's reminder on bail rule, Umar Khalid's interim bail plea rejected

May 20, 2026 1:47 am

The court cited lack of necessity for his attendance at the ritual and noted that his mother has support for her upcoming surgery.

Six years after NE Delhi riots, pleas seeking FIR against Kapil Mishra stuck in courts

March 17, 2026 6:28 pm

Five separate pleas, filed by NE Delhi residents, activist Harsh Mander and Jamia students, are stuck at various stages. One was dismissed on March 13.

'Legally impermissible': Court dismisses petition seeking FIR against Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra in 2020 riots case

March 13, 2026 8:31 pm

His order dated April 1, however, was challenged by two separate revision petitions — one filed by the State and the other filed by Mishra himself.

2020 riots larger conspiracy case: HC notice to Delhi Police on bail pleas of two accused

February 07, 2026 7:55 am

The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Police on bail pleas of Salim Malik and Athar Khan in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

‘Allegations prima facie true, UAPA bail bar still applicable’: Court denies bail to three accused in 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case

January 30, 2026 2:03 am

Following the SC judgment, three of the seven lodged in jail had moved bail pleas before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma court, seeking parity with those who were placed in the second category by the apex court.

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.

DELHI RIOTS 2020 PHOTOS

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.

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