India, Oct. 31 -- The Delhi Police on Thursday opposed bail petitions of Umar Khalid and others in the Supreme Court (SC), saying that that they conspired to strike at the sovereignty and integrity of the country by a "regime change operation" executed under the guise of "peaceful protest" and asserted that the conspiracy was timed to coincide with the visit of then US President Donald Trump to draw international attention.
Arguing that the alleged offences involved a deliberate attempt to destabilise the State, which warrant "jail and not bail", the Delhi police in its affidavit said it has collected visual, documentary and technical evidence against the accused showing their complicity in engineering nationwide riots on communal lines.
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