2020 Delhi riots: SC to hear bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam on MondayThe Supreme Court will hear bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case today, after the Delhi High Court earlier denied them bail. By IANS Published Date - 22 September 2025, 08:32 AMNew Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear the bail pleas of former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, along with Meeran Haider and Gulfisha Fatima, in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case on Monday. The Delhi High Court had earlier, on September 2, denied bail to Imam, Khalid, and seven others, including Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, Athar Khan, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shadab Ahmed, and Khalid Saifi. The 2020 violence erupted amid nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Sharjeel Imam was arrested in 2020 under UAPA and has been accused of playing a central role in inciting the violence.