Umar Khalid gets 3-day interim bail for mother’s surgery
Umar Khalid has been granted a three-day interim bail by the Delhi High Court for his mother's surgery. He had previously sought a longer duration of bail, which was denied by a trial court. Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 in connection with the northeast Delhi riots case.
- ▪Umar Khalid received interim bail from June 1 to June 3 for his mother's surgery.
- ▪He has been in custody since September 2020 related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots case.
- ▪Khalid's mother is scheduled for surgery on June 2 due to health issues.
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Umar Khalid gets 3-day interim bail for mother’s surgeryUmar Khalid had moved the Delhi high court seeking 15 days of interim bail after a trial court rejected his plea for temporary release.Updated on: May 22, 2026 12:20 PM ISTBy HT News DeskShare viaCopy link The Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to activist and former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid from June 1 to June 3 in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, in view of his mother’s surgery.Umar Khalid has been in custody since September 2020. (PTI)Umar Khalid had moved the high court seeking 15 days of interim bail from May 22 to June 5 after a trial court on May 19 rejected his plea for temporary release.
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