Umar Khalid

The “29 seconds” narrative spread rapidly on X, but the Delhi High Court had reserved its detailed 133-page judgment on 9th July 2025, pronouncing it nearly two months later after extensive hearings and deliberations.

Despite defence arguments on parity and prolonged incarceration, the Court held that Khalid, Imam and others played graver roles in the alleged conspiracy, stressing that bail decisions demand individual assessment and not automatic extension from co-accused.

While refusing bail, the court noted that Khalid and Imam allegedly created WhatsApp groups, spread pamphlets and delivered provocative speeches, finding prima facie material to suggest their central role in planning the Delhi riots conspiracy.

Former CJI DY Chandrachud spoke about the Umar Khalid bail case and questioned why Kapil Sibal sought repeated adjournments

So-called comedian Kunal Kamra shared a photo of Umar Khalid and wrote, "Heart knows no concept of time," suggesting that even though they had not met for years, Khalid and Kamra were still friends.

The Wire tries to paint Delhi riots accused Guflisha Fatima as a victim using a tear-jerker interview with her parents

While the leftists claim that Umar Khalid’s bail hearing is being deliberately delayed, Umar Khalid himself is to blame for 7 out of 14 adjournments.

While the New York Times reporter Suhasini Raj lamented that ‘political activist’ Umar Khalid is languishing in jail since his arrest 14th September 2020 for his alleged involvement in anti-Hindu Delhi riots that broke out on 24th of February that year, she did not delve into why there has been an inordinate delay in his hearings.

OpIndia found that out of the 14 adjournments in his case between 2023 and 2024, 7 delays and adjournments were sought by Umar Khalid himself.

Delhi Police submitted in court that Delhi riots were a result of a deep-rooted conspiracy hatched after the Citizenship Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on December 4, 2019.