New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of student activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, Bar and Bench reported.

The Delhi High Court also denied bail to seven other accused, including fellow student activist Gulfisha Fatima, United Against Hate (UAH) founder Khalid Saifi, as well as Athar Khan, Mohd Saleem, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Meeran Haider and Shadaab Ahmed.

"All the appeals are dismissed," Bar and Bench quoted a bench comprising Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur said while delivering the verdict.

Since the trial court is yet to frame the charges against them, the accused sought bail mainly on the ground that delay in trial has l...