Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid told a Delhi court on Friday (October 17, 2025) that there is “no physical evidence” linking him to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots.
Mr. Khalid said that the police’s charge sheet relies solely on statements recorded months after the incident. The submissions were made before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai at the Karkardooma Courts, where proceedings have reached the stage of framing charges against the accused persons in the case. The communal violence that erupted in February 2020 claimed 53 lives and left hundreds displaced.
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Delhi 2020 riots: ‘no physical evidence against me’, Umar Khalid tells court
Former JNU scholar Umar Khalid denies involvement in 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy, citing lack of physical evidence.
