India, Jan. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to jailed activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid for their alleged role in the 2020 Delhi riots.

However the top court ordered the release of five co-accused, which are Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan, and Shadab Ahmad.

The riots in 2020 in parts of northeast Delhi followed weeks of tension after the around protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), and resulted in multiple deaths, with large scale damage to homes, shops, and places of worship. Khalid has been in custody since September 13, 2020, and Imam since January 28, 2020.

While delivering the verdict, the SC noted that the prosecution materials prima facie disclosed "a centr...