Four activists arrested in connection with the 2020 Delhi violence case linked to protests against India’s citizenship law were released from jail on Wednesday, two days after the Supreme Court granted them bail, following more than 2,000 days in custody as undertrial prisoners.
Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Meeran Haider were freed from Tihar Jail in New Delhi after a lower court issued release orders. The court said the activists had met all bail conditions set by the Supreme Court.
The four were among five people granted bail on Monday by the top court in the case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), India’s main anti-terror law. Each was required to submit bail bonds of 200,000 rupees ($2,400) and provide two local sureties.
The fifth activist granted bail, Shadab Ahmed, remains in custody after failing to appear before the trial court to complete the bail formalities, officials said.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, two prominent figures in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying a preliminary case under the UAPA was made out against them. The court said bail for the other five accused was justified based on differing levels of alleged involvement in the conspiracy.
Families and supporters welcomed the release of the four activists, while expressing disappointment over the continued detention of Khalid and Imam. Several other accused in the same case, including Athar Khan, Khalid Saifi, Tahir Hussain, Salim Malik and Tasleem Ahmed, remain in jail more than five years after their arrests.
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