Both Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha were earlier granted bail in the matter. Sharjeel would, however, continue to be in jail under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA in the conspiracy case related to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
A Delhi court discharged JNU student Sharjeel Imam and student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in connection with a case related to the violence which took place near the Jamia area in 2019, Sharjeel’s lawyers said. Reported The Indian Express.
Both Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha were earlier granted bail in the matter. Sharjeel would, however, continue to be in jail under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA in the conspiracy case related to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
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As per the prosecution, Imam allegedly made speeches at Jamia Milia Islamia University on December 13, 2019, and at the Aligarh Muslim University on December 16, 2019, where he threatened to cut off Assam and other states in the Northeast from the rest of India.
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