Delhi Riots: Court Dismisses Jamia Student Asif Iqbal Tanha's Bail Plea in UAPA Case
News 18A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act, in connection with a case related to larger conspiracy in north-east Delhi riots in February, saying he allegedly played an active role in the entire conspiracy. "The entire conspiracy beginning from December 2019 of intentionally blocking roads to cause inconvenience and causing disrupting of the supplies of services, essential to the life of community of India resulting in violence with various means and then leading to February incident with the focus being targeted blocking of roads at mixed population areas and creating panic and attack on police personnel with facade of women protesters in front and leading to riots would be covered by the definition of terrorist act," the court said. The accused played a very active role in the entire conspiracy of organizing the so-called protest at the protest sites which resulted in riots, killing numerous people besides injuries and destruction of property," it said. "In view of the discussion, since there are reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation against the accused Asif Iqbal Tanha are prima facie true, hence, embargo created by Section 43D of UAPA applies for grant of bail to the accused.