Umar Khalid held under UAPA for Riots in Delhi in February

 

The Delhi Police Special Cell have arrsested former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid under stringent unlawful activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

According to the sources Khalid had been summoned on Saturday and asked to join the Investigation on Sunday at the Special Cell Office in Lodhi Colony.

A Police officer said " He had earlier been questioned on July 31, when his phone was seized. On Sunday he arrived around 1 pm and was questioned before being arrested in the evening."

According to the Police and FIR was registered against Khalid based on information received by some sources. The informer from 'the sources' said that the NorthEast Delhi Riots in February was a part of "premeditated conspiracy" allegedly hatched by Khalid, one Danish and two other associated with different Organisations.

The FIR states " Khalid allegedly gave provocative speeches at two different places and appealed to the citizens to come out on the streets and block the roads during the visit of US President Donald Trump to spread propaganda at International level about how minorities in India are being persucuted."

The informer also said that for the conspiracy firearms,petrol bombs,acid bottles and stones were stored at homes in Kardampuri,Jafrabad,Chand Bagh,Gokulpuri,Shiv Vihar and nearby areas.

The other co-accused Danish was given the Responsibility of gathering people from Different places to take part in the violence. Women and Children were made to block the roads under the Jafrabad Metro Station to create tension.

At a press conference on September 4, Khalid had said that there are two kinds of laws being followed one for supporters of the ruling party and the other for common people against whom "evidence was being manufactured."

He added "There is an attempt to rewrite history of the past 6 months in front of our eyes and give it an official stamp."

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