Umar Khalid

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

Prejudiced, focus on your responsibilities: India hits back at Mamdani letter to Umar

January 10, 2026 3:59 am

Expressing personal prejudices do not behove those in office, says Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

Brinda Karat writes: On Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, the Opposition must take a stand

January 09, 2026 7:06 am

When there is hesitation to challenge unjust court orders, to oppose political persecution carried out through lawless laws like the UAPA, the ruling regime faces no real political cost for its repression

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

'Objectionable slogans' against Modi, Shah at JNU protest sparks row, BJP blames Opposition

January 06, 2026 12:58 pm

Violence erupted on the campus on January 5, 2020, when a mob of masked men stormed the campus and targeted students in three hostels, unleashing mayhem with sticks, stones and iron rods, hitting inmates and breaking windows, furniture and personal belongings.

Supreme Court’s bail order in Delhi riots case raises deep concerns

January 06, 2026 7:22 am

The Supreme Court’s decision to deny bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots case, more than five years after their arrest, is an alarming retreat from the Court’s own dictum that bail is the rule and jail is the exception

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'.

'Very unfortunate': Umar Khalid's father after SC rejects bail plea in 2020 Delhi riots cases

January 05, 2026 4:51 pm

The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case after it said they stood on a “higher footing in the hierarchy of participation” in the alleged larger conspiracy.

What SC’s bail denial to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam tells us about India's criminal justice system

January 06, 2026 1:50 pm

Courts cannot cede their constitutional obligation to protect personal liberty, particularly when delayed trials hand the executive an undue advantage, and the political character of incarceration is evident

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.