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High court dismisses Umar Khalid's bail plea in 2020 Delhi riots case

Khalid has been in custody for more than 2 years now as he was arrested on September 13, 2020 in larger conspiracy case of Northeast Delhi riots

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail of former JNU leader Umar Khalid in a case related to 2020 New Delhi riot case. The court said that the bail plea had no merit.

Khalid has been in custody for more than 2 years now as he was arrested on September 13, 2020 in a larger conspiracy case of Northeast Delhi riots.

A division bench of two judges - Justice Siddhart Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar pronounced the order. Earlier, on September 9, the court had reserved its order. 

Khalid's lawyer and senior advocate Trideep Pais had submitted

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