The court relied on 17th February chats about road blockade and inciting violence. The timing destroys the narrative blaming Kapil Mishra’s 23rd February speech for the riots.
Despite CJP’s 22 million social media following, its Jantar Mantar protest failed to draw crowds, while its Discord channel revealed repeated attempts to glorify Delhi Riots larger conspiracy accused Umar Khalid.
Top court said UAPA does not mandate automatic denial, flagged prolonged incarceration, imposed twelve conditions on five accused, and left Khalid and Imam free to reapply after witness examination or completion of one year period.
8 Democrats officially reached out to India's ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, to ask for the release of Umar Khalid on bail, alleging that the authorities have unjustly incarcerated him. The group included rabid anti-India Islamist Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Pramila Jayapal, Ayanna Pressley, Jim McGovern, Jamie Raskin, Chris Van Hollen and Peter Welch.
CASR’s presence, alongside figures like Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and Prashant Bhushan, highlights how individuals involved in anti-Hindu Delhi riots discourse keep resurfacing in organisations linked to protests, including those glorifying slain Naxal commander Madvi Hidma.