Former JNU student Umar Khalid is one of those accused in the ‘larger conspiracy’ case.
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A Delhi court on Friday said it will start hearing fresh arguments from July 2 in the “larger conspiracy” case pertaining to the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots.
The Delhi police submitted before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Lalit Kumar of the Karkardooma courts that they would need four to five hours daily for at least five days to conclude their arguments.
The trials are set to restart due to recent judicial transfers in various city courts. The accused in the case larger conspiracy case are former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, former JNU student Umar Khalid, ‘United Against Hate’ founder Khalid Saifi, former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, and student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and Devangana Kalita, among others.
Advocate Rajiv Mohan will begin the arguments for former Aam Aadmi Party councillor and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Tahir Hussain after the prosecution’s arguments are completed by the special public prosecutor Amit Prasad.
Advocate Adit S. Pujari submitted that he would argue on behalf of activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, as his two petitions are pending before the Delhi High Court.
Published – June 07, 2025 01:14 am IST