Umar Khalid

India needs a people’s movement against UAPA

September 20, 2025 1:23 pm

Only then can we restore faith in the promise that justice delayed must not become justice denied

2020 Delhi riots case: Supreme Court adjourns bail plea of Umar Khalid, others till September 22

September 19, 2025 5:30 pm

The Delhi High Court had earlier rejected the bail pleas of nine accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, saying the riots were a ‘premeditated, well-orchestrated conspiracy’.

2020 Delhi riots case: SC to hear bail pleas of accused Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulshifa Fathima, others on Sept 19

September 12, 2025 2:25 pm

The Delhi HC rejected the bail pleas of the accused, including Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulshifa Fathima, and Meeran Haider, saying the 2020 Delhi riots were not a “regular protest” but a “premeditated, well-orchestrated conspiracy”.

Delhi riots larger conspiracy case | If precursor there, would cops have let Delhi burn: Umar Khalid in court

September 12, 2025 5:33 am

This comes amid Khalid approaching the Supreme Court, challenging the September 2 Delhi High Court order denying him bail in the case.

Umar Khalid moves SC against HC order denying him bail in 2020 Delhi riots case

September 11, 2025 7:15 am

A division bench of the HC, comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur, had rejected the bail pleas of nine accused in the case, including Khalid, saying the riots were not a “regular protest” but a “premeditated, well-orchestrated conspiracy”.

In Umar Khalid’s case, court has let the process become punishment

September 08, 2025 11:16 am

It is time for the consumer of justice to raise the banner. That idol of justice, made of clay or stone, has to have a heart that beats.

Judiciary’s role is to be principled, not popular

September 08, 2025 11:14 am

The Delhi High Court’s refusal to dilute UAPA in Umar Khalid’s case is not about silencing dissent — it is about ensuring that cases involving violence are subject to rigorous scrutiny in courts.

The case of Umar Khalid and others is a textbook example of what justice is not

September 05, 2025 1:44 pm

If he is in jail for saying the CAA was anti-Muslim, I should be too. If Khalid Saifi is in jail for coordinating local protests against the CAA, I should be too

Denying bail to Umar Khalid and others, Delhi HC deviates from SC’s bail jurisprudence

September 04, 2025 11:15 am

The SC has previously held that the state could not oppose bail on the grounds of a crime’s seriousness if it could not guarantee a speedy trial, ‘irrespective of the nature of the crime’

Delhi riots: Why UAPA accused, including Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, have been denied bail

September 04, 2025 12:57 pm

The accused have been charged under various provisions of the law, including one that prescribes the death penalty for committing a “terrorist act”. They have spent more than five years in jail, and the trial is yet to begin.

JNU row: Umar Khalid rusticated, Kanhaiya fined for pro-Afzal Guru event

April 25, 2016 9:03 pm

While Umar and Anirban were found guilty of triggering communal violence and disrupting communal harmony on campus, Mujeeb was found guilty of participating in the sloganeering.

Police Deployment Outside Delhi's Ramjas College Following Protests, Classes Suspended

June 22, 2020 7:09 pm

Delhi: Umar Khalid's Event At Ramjas College Interrupted, AISA ABVP Clash

June 22, 2020 7:09 pm

JNU Row: Umar Khalid, Anirban Granted Interim Bail By Delhi Court

March 20, 2016 2:33 pm

Arrested JNU Student Umar Khalid In A Student Film Made In 2009

February 29, 2016 7:42 pm

JNU row: Umar, Anirban sent to three-day remand

February 25, 2016 7:54 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Prem Nath informed that a local court has sent Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, Jawaharlal Nehru University students booked on sedition charges, to three-day police remand. The DCP said the Delhi Police will interrogate the students amid tight security. Khalid and Bhattacharya are among the five students, who along with JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, had allegedly raised ‘anti-national’ slogans at an event organised on the university campus on February 9.

Umar Khalid taken to undisclosed location after questioning

February 24, 2016 12:36 pm

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, who has been booked on charges of sedition, left Delhi's RK Puram police station to an undisclosed place after questioning by police. Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who are facing sedition charges for allegedly raising anti-national slogans, surrendered before the Delhi Police on Tuesday night. Following a medical check-up, the two were interrogated for around five hours and will be presented before the magistrate later in the day.

What Transpired In Delhi HC Before JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya Surrendered

February 24, 2016 11:54 am

JNU row: Umar, Bhattacharya surrender

February 24, 2016 6:32 am

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who are facing sedition charges for allegedly raising anti-national slogans, surrendered before the Delhi Police last night. Following a medical check-up, the two were interrogated on Wednesday for around five hours and will be presented before the magistrate later in the day. Khalid and Bhattacharya are among the five students who, along with JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, had allegedly shouted anti-national slogans at an event organised in the university campus on February 9.

ABVP condemns Umar Khalid's speech in JNU

February 22, 2016 2:45 pm

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday condemned speech of Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid, accused of raising anti-national slogans, saying the students shouting 'Save JNU' slogans are the same people supporting Khalid's speech on Sunday night. An ABVP activist said the speech has again deteriorated the image of JNU, adding that some professors are continuously supporting such students. Another activist demanded that students and teachers indulged in 'anti-national' activities should be first punished by the university and then by the judiciary.

JNU row: Umar return to campus, cops hover outside

February 22, 2016 5:45 am

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Five students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, including Umar Khalid, who were being looked by the police for making ‘anti-national’ statements on the campus earlier, surfaced at the varsity on Sunday. The five students, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rama Naga, Ashutosh Kumar and Anant Prakash, had gone missing since February 12 after JNU Student Union president leader Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on sedition charges. Khalid was seen addressing over 200 students outside the administration block on Sunday night. Police teams have been positioned outside the University and have been asked to wait for the students to surrender themselves.