Delhi riots: If acting against nation, be in jail till acquittal or conviction, police argues in HC

DELHI Police on Wednesday argued in the Delhi High Court that the intention behind February 2020 riots in the capital was to globally defame the nation by way of a well-planned and orchestrated criminal conspiracy by the accused persons including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid.

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Delhi Police was opposing the bail pleas of the accused persons when it argued before a bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur that it was not a spontaneous riot but a well-organised act planned in advance in the capital of the country, aimed at a particular day and time.

The bench reserved its verdict after hearing arguments of solicitor general Tushar Mehta for the police and counsel of the accused persons.