New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, challenging a September 2 order by the Delhi High Court that denied him relief. Khalid, who has spent nearly four years in prison under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), is facing charges of being part of the larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi. The riots, which erupted amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), left 53 dead and over 700 injured. In his petition, filed through advocate N Sai Vinod, Khalid challenged the high court's 133-page judgment that found a prima facie case under UAPA against him. The high court held that Khalid was one among the main conspirator in mobilising opposition after Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in 2019, forming WhatsApp groups, distributing pamphlets and delivering speeches "on communal lines." Two other co-accused - student activist Sharjeel Imam and activist Gulfisha Fatima - have already moved the Supreme Court against the same order, arguing that their prolonged incarceration amounts to punishment before trial. They stressed that systemic delays make an early conclusion of the trial improbable, making bail essential to preserve the principle of liberty. The Delhi Police allege Khalid was among the "intellectual architects" of the violence, conspiring with student activist Sharjeel Imam and others to orchestrate unrest timed with then US President Donald Trump's state visit....