Umar Khalid

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Role: Activist; accused in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 Delhi riots
Status: The Supreme Court rejected his regular bail plea on 5 January 2026; on 22 May 2026 it referred the UAPA bail question to a larger bench, reconsidering that judgment; the Delhi High Court gave him three days’ interim bail from 1 to 3 June 2026; no verdict reported
Appears on: Prominent figures: charges, convictions and verdicts
Last checked: 6 Nov 2026 (what this means)

Umar Khalid / Booked under the UAPA as an alleged “mastermind” / Delhi riots larger conspiracy case (2020)Allegation
- India TV reports that he was booked under the UAPA for allegedly being one of the “masterminds” behind the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The Supreme Court rejected his regular bail plea on 5 January 2026. On 22 May 2026 the Delhi High Court granted him interim bail from 1 to 3 June to be with his mother before her surgery, after a trial court had refused interim bail on 19 May.22 May 2026 · India TV · Supreme Court reconsiders bail denial to Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case, refers matter to larger bench
Supreme Court of India / Referred the UAPA bail question to a larger bench, 22 May 2026 / Umar Khalid
- The court agreed to revisit the legal standard for bail under the UAPA and referred the matter to a larger bench because of conflicting rulings, revisiting the judgment that had denied bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. A day earlier a three-judge bench had remarked in a separate case that under the UAPA “bail is the rule and jail is the exception”.22 May 2026 · India TV · Supreme Court reconsiders bail denial to Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case, refers matter to larger bench