The prosecution opposing former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid's bail plea in the northeast Delhi riots case questioned his public perception as an atheist and secular, seeking to know if that is the case, "then why he joined a particular community's group at JNU".

Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad said, "Why did he join a Muslim group at JNU? You portray yourself as something else for public knowledge," he said.