The Delhi Court has sent former JNU student leader Umar Khalid into 14-day judicial custody in a case related to Delhi Riots which emerged in February this year over the amendment of citizenship law.
He was produced before Metorpolitan Magistrate Dev Saroha after his police custody expired on Sunday.
The court has asked prison authorities to ensure the adequate security for Khalid while emphasising no harm should be caused to him.
Khalid had filed appication through his counsel advocate Trideep Pais seeking adequate security in prison. In the plea, Khalid also demanded permission to communicate with his family, friends and relatives in accordance with the prison rules.
He also sought earphones to ensure privacy of his conversation with his counsel and facility to share screen in the Cisco Webex platform.
In the plea, Khalid requested the court to ask police to abide by Delhi prison rules, 2018 according to which he will be allowed to leave his cell early morning and will be locked up at dusk.
The application further sought approval of obtaining books from outside while in the judicial custody.
The court directed the Jail Superintendent to provide the facilities sought in the application by complying to the Jail Manual.
Khalid was arrested last month under the stringent anti-terror law — Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act– in a separate case which was allegedly a larger part of conspiracy relating to the communal violence in northeast Delhi.
A total number of 15 people, including suspended AAP counclillor Tahir Hussain, were arrested after a case of riots was reported at the Khajuri Police Station alleging them of playing pivotal role in the incident.
Communal riots on February 24 had erupted in northeast Delhi after citizenship law supporters and protestors indulged in violent clashes which left 53 people dead and around 200 injured.
Umar Khalid will be under the judicial custody till October 22.
