City
Epaper

Court rejects bail plea of United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi

By IANS | Updated: April 8, 2022 23:45 IST

New Delhi, April 8 A court here on Friday turned down the bail plea of United Against Hate ...

Open in App

New Delhi, April 8 A court here on Friday turned down the bail plea of United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi in a UAPA case in connection with an alleged larger conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of 2020.

Rejecting the bail application, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said: "I am of the opinion that allegations against the accused Khalid Saifi are prima facie true."

Saifi's counsel Rebecca John, argued that he has been falsely implicated in this case and the entire case of the prosecution is unsubstantiated without any evidence to link with the communal riots of 2020.

She also argued that other than the 'bald' statement made in the supplementary charge sheet, there was no evidence to show that Khalid Saifi met former JNU student Umar Khalid, another accused in the larger conspiracy case in December 2019, or Khalid gave him any direction to raise a protest site at Khureji.

Opposing John's arguments, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad said that there is sufficient material on record to establish that the accusation against Khalid Saifi is prima facie true and hence the bail application may be dismissed.

Prasad further said the protests were not just about CAA or NRC but to embarrass the government and to take such steps that it get gets highlighted in the international media.

After the detailed submissions, Saifi has been denied the bail.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: United against hateKhalid saifiAmitabh rawatCAA
Open in App

Related Stories

Fact Check: Old Gorakhpur CAA Protest Video Wrongly Linked to Sambhal Violence

NationalCitizenship Amendment Act: Government Clarifies Document Requirements for Citizenship Under CAA

NationalAssam: Only Two People in State Have Applied for Citizenship Under CAA, Says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

NationalCAA: Tripura Govt Forms State-Level Committee for Granting Citizenship Under Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019

NationalFirst Set of CAA Certificates Issued: 14 People Given Indian Citizenship by MHA

National Realted Stories

National'I will say nothing more': US spokesperson shuns Pak journalist's question over Pahalgam attack

NationalTourists who return to Mumbai thank Centre, Maharashtra govt after Pahalgam terror attack

NationalPresident Droupadi Murmu to visit Vatican City for Pope Francis's funeral

NationalHelipad to be built at city bus terminal in Gurugram

NationalInfant dies after accidentally drinking chemical in Gurugram village