The Supreme Court of India, while refusing to give two weeks to the Delhi Police for filing its reply on bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid and others, slammed the investigation authorities. Other accused, including Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider, have been booked under the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi.

As the hearing commenced about the same time, the Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, sought time to file a counter-affidavit. However, the bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria refused to grant two weeks and said it will hear the matter on October 31, as per PTI.