Feb 2020 riots: SC seeks Delhi Police response on Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail pleasThe Supreme Court on Monday sought Delhi Police’s response on bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and others in the UAPA case related to the February 2020 Delhi riots, posting the matter for October 7By PTI Published Date - 22 September 2025, 03:36 PMUmar Khalid (L) and Sharjeel Imam (R)New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought Delhi Police’s response on the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi. The activists have challenged a September 2 Delhi High Court order, which denied bail to nine people, including Khalid and Imam, saying “conspiratorial” violence under the garb of demonstrations or protests by citizens could not be allowed. Besides Khalid and Imam, those who faced bail rejection are Fatima, Haider, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Abdul Khalid Saifi, and Shadab Ahmed. The bail plea of another accused, Tasleem Ahmed, was rejected by a different high court bench on September 2. The accused, who have denied all the allegations against them, have been in jail since 2020 and have moved the high court after a trial court rejected their bail pleas.