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Delhi court restores two weekly video calls for Umar Khalid
NDTV··16 Jul
A Delhi court on July 15 allowed jailed activist Umar Khalid two e-mulakats per week with his mother and family. The court noted Khalid had used two weekly video calls for six years without violating prison rules. Jail authorities had curtailed calls to one per week from May 2026. Khalid is an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.
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What It Means For You
- Prison communication rules for undertrials remain under judicial scrutiny.
- Families of long-detained accused can seek restoration of contact facilities.
- The Delhi riots case continues with divergent bail outcomes for co-accused.
What's Happening
- A Delhi court restored two weekly video calls for Umar Khalid on July 15.
- Jail authorities had reduced calls to one per week from May 2026.
- Khalid had used two calls weekly for six years without rule violations.
Delhi Riots Case Context
- Khalid is accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case.
- He and Sharjeel Imam remain jailed under UAPA provisions.
- The Supreme Court declined their bail citing Section 43D(5) restrictions.
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