‘Amplified false narrative on social media’: Delhi Police on Umar Khalid

Khalid is an accused within the alleged bigger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. He has been booked underneath the stringent Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

The arguments towards Khalid’s bail plea had been made on Tuesday earlier than Extra Periods Decide Sameer Bajpai.

Particular Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad stated Khalid’s cell phone information revealed he was in touch with some actors, politicians, activists and celebrities and despatched them some hyperlinks by sure information portals towards the Delhi Police.

These hyperlinks had been despatched with a request to share them on their social media accounts to set a selected narrative and amplify it.

Citing his chats with these individuals — who’ve a substantial social media following — Prasad stated Khalid amplified his narrative as a part of a conspiracy.

The SPP additionally performed a video clip within the court docket, the place Khalid’s father was being interviewed by a information portal.

The SPP stated his father advised the portal that they didn’t think about the Supreme Courtroom. “They do not think about the Supreme Courtroom, and, due to this fact they got here to the trial court docket. That is how they’re making a narrative (in his favour),” he stated.

The SPP stated Khalid had requested members of a WhatsApp group to schedule protests after a selected high court docket continuing.

He additionally rejected the competition of Khalid searching for parity with different co-accused, who’ve been granted bail.

The matter has been posted for Wednesday for rebuttal by Khalid’s counsel.

Khalid and a number of other others have been booked underneath the anti-terror regulation UAPA and a number of other provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the “masterminds” of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 individuals useless and over 700 injured.

The violence had erupted throughout the protests towards the Citizenship (Modification) Act (CAA) and the Nationwide Register of Residents (NRC).

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Revealed: 10 Apr 2024, 07:29 PM IST