India, Sept. 3 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others facing prosecution in a UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots.
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur pronounced the order on the bail pleas of Khalid, Imam, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Meeran Haider, Abdul Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima and Shadab Ahmed.
"All the appeals are dismissed," the bench held on Tuesday after reserving its order on July 9.
A detailed order is awaited.
The accused persons have been in jail since 2020 and they moved the high court against a trial court order dismissing their bail pleas.
The prosecution had opposed the bail pleas...