Citizens urge India’s Chief Justice to address detention of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam
A group of writers, academics, filmmakers, activists and other public figures has written to India’s Chief Justice asking him to intervene in the continued detention of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. The pair are accused in a larger-conspiracy case linked to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.
A group of concerned citizens has written an open letter to India’s Chief Justice urging intervention in the continued detention of activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, The Hindu reported. The signatories include writers, academics, filmmakers, activists and other public figures. They asked the Chief Justice to uphold the liberty of the two men.
Khalid and Imam are accused in a larger-conspiracy case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. According to the report, they have been in custody for nearly six years. The source material does not provide the full text of the open letter, the specific relief requested in court or a response from prosecutors or the government.
The appeal places the activists’ prolonged incarceration before the head of India’s judiciary. It does not state that the two men have been convicted, and it does not provide details of the current procedural stage of the case. The report identifies the matter under Delhi violence, court, law, judiciary, justice and rights.
No further information about hearings, bail applications or evidence is included in the supplied material. The citizens’ intervention is therefore presented as a public appeal concerning the duration of detention and the liberty of the accused. The source does not record any action taken by the Chief Justice following the letter.
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