Opposing the bail plea of ​​Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meena Haider and other accused in the Delhi riots, Delhi Police told the Supreme Court that when intellectuals become terrorists, they are more dangerous. Delhi Police cited Red Fort car blast and white collar terror module here. During the hearing, some video clips of Sharjeel Imam’s speech were also shown, in which he was saying things like cutting off the north-eastern state of Assam from India, stopping the milk and water of Delhi and protesting fiercely.

During the hearing on the bail petitions of the accused in the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 20, 2025), Delhi Police said that nowadays a trend has been seen that intellectuals first study with government money and become doctors-engineers and then get involved in anti-national activities.

Additional Solicitor General SV Raju appeared before the bench of Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria to present the side of Delhi Police. He said that when intellectuals become terrorists, they become more dangerous than those working at the grassroots level. ASG Raju was referring to the white collar terror module running from Haryana’s Al Falah University, which was recently busted by the investigating agencies. The agencies had recovered 2,900 kg of explosive material for making IED from a doctor. The very next day after this incident, this doctor’s colleague Dr. Umar Nabi exploded a car near the Red Fort, in which 14 people lost their lives. Many doctors have been arrested after this incident.

During the hearing, Delhi Police also played some video clips of Sharjeel Imam’s speech in the court, in which he is seen saying that there should be traffic jams in cities across India. In these speeches, Sharjeel Imam is saying things like cutting off Assam from India by stopping the chicken neck, stopping the milk and water of Delhi and protesting fiercely. In the video he is saying that the government has to be deactivated and the courts cannot be trusted. Delhi Police alleged that Sharjeel was trying to instigate Muslims with his speeches.

Delhi Police said that the CAA protests were just a show and an attempt to cover up the truth, the real objective was to change the government and strangulate the economy. ASG Raju said that the CAA protests were deliberately staged during US President Donald Trump’s visit to India to attract international media attention and tarnish India’s image by spreading lies that Muslims are being targeted in the country. Sharjeel Imam’s lawyer Advocate Siddharth Dave opposed this and said that an attempt is being made to influence the court by showing short excerpts of long speeches.

Activist Umar Khalid, seeking bail in the UAPA case related to the February 2020 riots in Delhi, told the Supreme Court on Friday (October 31, 2025) that there is no evidence linking him to the violence and the allegations of conspiracy leveled against him are false.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Umar Khalid, told the bench of Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria that there has been no recovery of money, weapons or any physical evidence linking him to the 2020 Delhi riots.

He said, ‘There are 751 FIRs, I have been accused in one, and if it is a conspiracy, then it is a bit surprising!’ Kapil Sibal said, ‘If I (Umar Khalid) had planned the riots, then I was not in Delhi on the dates when the riots took place. I have not yet found any money, weapons or physical evidence linking me to violence.

He said that the statement of any witness does not actually link the petitioner to any act of violence. Kapil Sibal argued that Khalid is entitled to bail on the basis of equality. He said that his fellow activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha had got bail in June 2021.

He said that while refusing to grant bail, the Delhi High Court had termed Umar Khalid’s speech in Amravati on February 17, 2020 as inflammatory. Kapil Sibal said, ‘It is available on YouTube. It was a public speech, in which I (Khalid) talked about Gandhian principles. Meanwhile, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, on behalf of Gulfisha Fatima, argued that she has been in jail for five years and five months since April 2020.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the main chargesheet was filed on September 16, 2020, but the prosecution has made it an annual trend to file supplementary chargesheet every year. He said there has been inordinate delay in considering Fatima’s bail plea, which has been listed more than 90 times since 2020.

Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, on behalf of Sharjeel Imam, said that it took three years for the police to complete their investigation. He said, ‘I (Sharjeel) had given these speeches about two months before the riots.’ Dave said that there is no direct or close connection to show that Sharjeel instigated the violence.

The hearing remained inconclusive and will continue on November 3. Delhi Police on Thursday opposed the bail pleas of the accused, saying that they conspired to attack the sovereignty and integrity of the country by carrying out a regime change campaign under the guise of peaceful protest.

Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider were booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the then Indian Penal Code for allegedly being key conspirators in the February 2020 riots. 53 people were killed and more than 700 were injured in these riots. This violence took place during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Delhi Police in Supreme Court affidavit It has been filed and claimed that the Delhi riots of 2020 were a conspiracy for change of power. age Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha fatima and others of Delhi riots the accused The police have made this claim while opposing the bail.

Delhi Police said that under this conspiracy, an attempt was made to spread violence across the country, which also included states like Uttar Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Karnataka. He said that Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were its conspirators, who worked to instigate the people. In February 2020, violence broke out during protests in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act, in which 53 people died and hundreds were injured.

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Delhi Police also says that Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider and Gulfisha fatima Deliberately postponing the hearing. He said that the accused are repeatedly filing false petitions so that the hearing of the case can be postponed. This is like obstructing the justice process. Now the Supreme Court will hear this affidavit of the police on October 31.

Sharjeel imam latest news: The accused in a case of riots in Delhi in February 2020, Shaziil Imam argued in the High Court on Thursday that he had no ‘relationship with the place, time and co-accused, including Omar Khalid. Imam’s lawyer urged the bench of Justice Naveen Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur to show ‘compassion’ while deciding on his bail plea.

The lawyer said that there was never any unrest in his speeches and conversations on WhatsApp. Imam’s lawyer said, ‘This boy has spent more than five consecutive years in custody. He (family) is the only one to earn. His old mother is ill and is not her father.

Imam did not participate in any ‘conspirator’ meeting- lawyer

The lawyer reiterated that he was not in the capital after 15 January 2020 and was arrested by the police on January 28, 2020 in a separate case from his hometown in Bihar. He argued that because of this the Imam did not participate in any ‘conspirator’ meeting with others.

The case of conspiracy of the prosecution is based on the messages exchanged among the accused. Imam’s lawyer refused to negotiate with him, saying that he was not in the alleged main WhatsApp group, where the flywheel jam was discussed. The lawyer said that there was no such message in the WhatsApp group which the Imam was part of the ‘going to incite violence from far away’.

The lawyer said, “Not a single message was shown to know that one community was raised against another community. A proof of violence, 40 evidence of non -violence demolish the prosecution case.” The lawyer argued that a witness alleged that he ‘belongs to Omar Khalid and some other accused’, but the Imam had no such relationship.

There was no violence after his speeches- a lawyer

The Imam’s lawyer said that his client is already under trial in matters related to treason and disgusting speech, in which he has got bail. He said that judicial decisions have found that there was no violence after his speeches. In the context of the police case, which stated that he raised the site of Shaheen Bagh demonstration, the lawyer argued that the Imam had separated himself from the site on January 2, 2020, that some mischievous elements could include there.

The lawyer says that the matter should not be ‘mixed’ with the violence in Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019. Omar Khalid, Imam and many others have been booked under the provisions of the illegal activities (prevention) Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code for the alleged ‘mastermind’ of the February 2020 riots. In these riots, 53 people were killed and more than 700 were injured. The matter will not be heard on 21 May.