Sedition-accused Sharjeel Imam's interim bail plea rejected by Delhi court
India TodayFormer JNU student Sharjeel Imam was denied bail by a Delhi court this afternoon in a case related to speeches he had allegedly made at Jamia Milia Islamia University, the Aligarh Muslim University, Gaya and in Asansol. Imam had sought interim bail citing the Supreme Court's verdict issuing a stay on all trials of sedition cases related to an alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Imam is accused of making inflammatory speeches against the government on the Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens, particularly at the Jamia Milia Islamia University in December 2019, which allegedly led to violence in the area outside the university. Also Read: | After Supreme Court's order on sedition, Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam seeks bail