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Sedition law stay: Delhi High Court to hear bail plea of Sharjeel Imam on May 26

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The Delhi High Court will hear on May 26, the bail plea moved by JNU scholar-activist Sharjeel Imam, who has approached the Court for relief following the historic Supreme Court verdict which put on hold the colonial-era penal provision of sedition.

He was seeking an interim bail in the alleged inflammatory speeches delivered by him at Aligarh Muslim University and in the Jamia area of Delhi during the anti-CAA agitation in 2019 and 2020.

His application seeking interim bail in the already pending plea, was posted for May 26 (Thursday) as the bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar did not assemble on Tuesday.

In the fresh bail application, he said that since the top court has put sedition (Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code) in abeyance, his case has improved for the grant of bail.

“The appellant has been incarcerated for nearly 28 months since January 28, 2020 whereas the maximum punishment for the offences — not including 124-A IPC– are punishable up to a maximum of 7 years of imprisonment,” the plea read.

JNU scholars and activists Imam, and Umar Khalid are among the nearly a dozen people involved in the alleged larger conspiracy case linked with the Delhi riots 2020, as per the Delhi Police.

Imam and Khalid are facing charges in connection with the inflammatory speeches which are allegedly fuelled, as per the police. The riots broke out in the national capital in February 2020 as clashes between the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and pro-CAA protesters took a violent turn.

The mayhem, which coincided with the then US President Donald Trump’s maiden trip to India, saw more than 50 people lose their lives and over 700 were injured.

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Protest by tying black bands in mosques against Waqf Bill

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Mumbai: On the appeal of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Muslims in Mumbai city tied black bands and protested against the Waqf Bill on Jummatul Vida. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has demanded the withdrawal of the Waqf Amendment Act 2024. Along with this, Namazis offered Namaz by tying black bands in all the mosques of Mumbai city. Mumbai Police has made tight security arrangements for Jummatul Vida.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board had appealed to the Muslims to offer Jummatul Vida Namaz by tying black bands in protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill. Muslims have protested on the appeal of the Waqf Board. Muslims protested against the appeal of the Muslim Personal Law Board against the conspiracy of the government to deprive Muslims of their monasteries, mosques and charitable institutions by passing the Waqf Bill.

Jummatul Vida was celebrated as Yaumul Quds along with the protest against the Waqf Bill. Prayers were offered in mosques for the oppressed Palestinians. Special prayers were also offered in mosques for the protection of Waqf properties. Khutba of Alvida, Alvida, Mahe Ramzan was read.

Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar had also issued strict security arrangements and orders in view of Jummatul Vida. Police had issued an alert in view of Jummatul Vida and Gudi Padwa, which is why Jummatul Vida was completed peacefully.

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Mumbai Police alert over possibility of riots on Eid

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has issued an alert after threats of communal violence, bomb blasts and riots during Eid. Navi Mumbai Police received a post on social media stating that there is a threat of Hindu-Muslim riots and bomb blasts within the limits of Mumbai Police. After this, Mumbai Police has tightened the security arrangements. Mumbai Police The threatening message received by Navi Mumbai Police on social media was sent by an unknown miscreant, after which Mumbai Police has started search operations and other investigations.

Navi Mumbai Police received this post on Thursday morning at 11 am on X, tagging Navi Mumbai, it was written that Mumbai Police is on alert. Some illegal Rohingyas, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis can riot, arson and explosions during Eid from March 31 to April 1, 2025. They are living illegally in Dongri area. As soon as Navi Mumbai Police received the alert, it informed the Mumbai Police Control Room. After this, Mumbai Police has increased patrolling in Dongri area to ensure security.

Mumbai Police has issued an alert in the city regarding Eid-ul-Fitr and festivals, as well as issued prohibitory orders, under which gathering of more than five people is banned, any kind of procession, fireworks, bands have also been banned and wedding ceremonies and private company events are exempted from this. This order will be effective from March 30 to April 13. If anyone violates it, action will be taken against him.

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Allegations of tampering with postmortem report, allegations of gang rape and murder, investigation should be done by re-recording the scene of the incident: Lawyer Nilesh Jha

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Mumbai: In the case of the mysterious death of Mumbai’s Sushant Singh Rajput’s manager Disha Salian, his lawyer Nilesh Jha has made a serious allegation of tampering with the postmortem report.

He has said that if someone falls from the 14th floor, what will happen to his body, while there were injury marks on the body and Disha Salian was murdered after gang rape. In this case, the lawyer has made serious allegations against Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s son and MLA Aditya Thackeray and has demanded a narco test of Aditya Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray in this case.

Today Nilesh Jha met Mumbai Crime Branch Joint Police Commissioner Lakshmi Gautam here and demanded to register a case in this matter as soon as possible and said that Disha Salian’s postmortem was delayed while Sushant Singh Rajput’s postmortem was done immediately and Disha Salian’s postmortem was done after 60 hours. Therefore, investigation of this case is necessary.

He said that this incident should be repeated in front of the media to know from how far someone falls from the 14th floor and what marks are found on the body.

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