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The Delhi Police has alleged that the 2020 riots in the national capital were part of a coordinated “regime change operation” carried out under the guise of civil dissent. In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the police opposed the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa Ur Rehman.

The jailed activists had challenged a Delhi High Court judgement from September 2 that dismissed their bail applications. The police have alleged in their affidavit that Khalid was the chief conspirator and had mentored Imam in planning the first phase of the violence.

The affidavit also alleged that the accused sought to ignite communal tensions during the visit of United States President Donald Trump to “internationalise” the unrest. Read more.

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