Travesty of justice: Mehbooba on SC's refusal to grant bail to Umar Khalid
Srinagar, Jan. 6 -- PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Supreme Court denying bail to activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots case is a "travesty of justice", while rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been repeatedly granted parole.
Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sarjeel Imam who are accused in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. "What a travesty of justice. On one hand Gurmeet Singh convicted for rape and murder continues to receive parole after parole. On the other Umar Khalid, merely an accused yet to face trial, has been languishing in jail for over five years and repeatedly denied bail by no less than the Supreme Court of India today. The scales of justice are breaking under the burden of injustice," Mehbooba Mufti wrote on X....
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