India, Nov. 21 -- New Delhi

The Delhi Police on Thursday told the Supreme Court that video clips of speeches by Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and other accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, together with WhatsApp chats and witness accounts, showed that the anti-CAA protests were far from peaceful. Instead, the police claimed, the evidence showed a "planned campaign for economic blockade" and "regime change", driven by "intellectuals", doctors and engineers who had traded their professions for "anti-national" activities.

Additional solicitor general (ASG) SV Raju, who appeared for the Delhi Police, opposed the bail applications filed by Imam, Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Mohammad Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahme...