"The Delhi High Court has dismissed bail appeals from nine people, including former student union leader Umar Khalid, who have been in prison since 2020 without a conviction over their alleged involvement in fatal riots. Delhi's High Court on Thursday denied bail to nine individuals accused of conspiracy and of orchestrating the February 2020 riots in the Indian capital and held in custody for roughly five years without a proper trial or conviction on terror charges."
"Khalid, Imam, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Meeran Haider, Abdul Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima and Shadab Ahmed were jailed in 2020, accused of orchestrating the Delhi riots in which 53 people were killed and some 700 were injured. Considerable public protests against India's new Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) both introduced in 2019 provided the backdrop for these riots."
Nine individuals, including activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, had bail appeals dismissed by the Delhi High Court after being held since 2020 on allegations of conspiracy linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots. The accused have been in custody for roughly five years without a conviction on the terror-related charges. The 2020 riots left 53 people dead and about 700 injured. The unrest occurred against the backdrop of large protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens introduced in 2019. The court recorded the decision with the statement, "All the appeals are dismissed."
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