Hyderabad, Sept. 13 -- Thirty-five-year-old Umar Khalid completed five years in Delhi's Tihar jail on Saturday, September 13, without a trial.

Khalid, who has a PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), was arrested on September 13, 2020, under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots that claimed over 40 Muslim lives, over 700 were injured, and several were left homeless.

He faces charges that include rioting, murder, sedition, terrorist acts and others under UAPA.

The Delhi police alleged that Khalid was one of the "masterminds" of the February riots. The violence erupted during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) and the National Register of Citi...