Being Half Of WhatsApp Group Not Crime, Umar Khalid Tells Delhi Courtroom

Umar Khalid is an accused in a conspiracy case referring to Northeast Delhi violence. File

New Delhi:

Scholar-turned-activist Umar Khalid immediately instructed Delhi’s Karkardooma Courtroom that the prosecution needs to color each accused within the conspiracy case referring to the Northeast Delhi violence with the identical brush and mentioned that being a part of a WhatsApp group shouldn’t be a criminal offense.

Famous lawyer Trideep Pais, whereas advancing his argument for bail plea of Umar Khalid, instructed Further Classes Decide Amitabh Rawat that your entire charge-sheet in a bigger conspiracy case is a fertile creativeness of Delhi Police.

He additionally mentioned that there was no proof to point out that Sharjeel Imam created the group on the instructions of Umar Khalid.

Lawyer Pais instructed the Courtroom that the chargesheet alleged that Umar Khalid requested Sharjeel Imam to make a WhatsApp Group and submitted that being part of a gaggle shouldn’t be a criminal offense. He additionally requested, “Is chakka jam an offence? Is a gathering to say that our protest will contain chakka jam routinely a prison conspiracy?”

Because the matter remained inconclusive immediately, the courtroom adjourned it for additional listening to on November 2.

The Particular Cell of Delhi Police has filed a cost sheet in opposition to varied accused, together with Umar Khalid, below the The Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Indian Penal Code (IPC), Prevention of Harm to Public Property Act, 1984 and Arms Act.

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