Guwahati, Sept. 2 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, and seven others-Athar Khan, Abdul Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan, and Shadab Ahmed-in the larger conspiracy case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots.

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

Earlier the same day, co-accused Tasleem Ahmed was also denied bail by a separate bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar.

The accused, charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and relevant IPC provisions, argued that spending five years in ...