Sharjeel Imam’s judicial custody extended: Delhi court

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday extended till October 22 the judicial custody of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s student Sharjeel Imam in connection with the violence in northeast Delhi in February this year.
Sharjeel Imam and Delhi riots Imam was arrested in this case by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police on August 25. He was presented before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat via video conferencing from Jail on expiry of his earlier judicial custody.
Advocate Surbhi Dhar representing Imam opposed the further extension of judicial custody and argued that “never have I understood why I am in the case.” The Delhi Police Special Cell, in a recently filed charge sheet, said that anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) WhatsApp groups were used to fuel violence in northeast Delhi in February this year. The charge sheet was filed under several relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Arms Act in the Delhi violence case.
Police sources then stated that charge sheet does not have the names of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. They will be in the supplementary charge sheet as their arrest was made just a few days before the filing of the charge sheet.
Delhi police and the sections on accused On March 6, the Delhi Police had registered an FIR under several sections of the IPC regarding a criminal conspiracy to cause communal riots in Delhi from February 23 to 26. On the same day, investigation of the case was transferred to the Special Cell.