"The battle has been quite tough but we are positive about getting justice♏", said father of JNU student Umar Khalid who was dischargedꦆ in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
Expre💙💮ssing hope that his son will be released from jail soon, S Q R Ilyas said Umar has been putting up a brave fight.
A court discharged Khalid along with United Against Hate founder Khalid 🧔Saifi in a case related to the riots.
The FIR in the case was registered on the basis of the statement of Constable Sangram Singh who said a riotous m𝓡ob had pelted stones on Mainღ Karawal Nagar Road, besides setting ablaze several vehicles in a nearby parking lot on February 24, 2020.
Khalid is accused in several other cases and facing charges under the Unlawful 🐭Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the larger conspiracy behind the riots and these matters are pending in court.
The duo will continue to remain in jail as both have not received bail so far in the case related to the larger conspiracy of Delhi riots register🃏ed under the drꦗaconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Ilyas said.
"By the grace💯 of Almighty Allah and due to the continuous and exemplary efforts of senﷺior advocate Triderp Pais and his team, Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi has been discharged in the Delhi riot case of FIR 101.
"Let𒀰 us hope they will also be discharged in FIR 59/2020. We are very happy that he has been discharged. We are positive that he will be discharged from the other court as well," Ilyas said.
He said the "battle has been quite tough.
"The charges against him (Khalid) have been fabricated and we are very ho♔peful that he will be out of the jail soon. My son has been quite tough and has always consoled us whenever we visited him. Meeting him was ver▨y difficult because of the charges levied against him," he added.
Special Public Prosecutꦚor Madhukar Pandey confirmed that Khalid and Saifi were discharged in the matter by the court of Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala.
The Karawal Nagar police station had registered an♊ FIR against both accused along with others under various provisions of the IPC, including rioting and criminal conspiracy along with the sections of the Arms Act and the Prevention of Damage to Property Act.
The investigation of the case was later transferred to the Crime Branch.
