Sharjeel Imam gets 10-day interim bail in 2020 Delhi riots case 
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Sharjeel Imam gets 10-day interim bail in 2020 Delhi riots case

Sharjeel Imam received relief for six weeks to attend his brother's marriage scheduled this month

PTI

New Delhi, Mar 9 (PTI) A court here on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, for attending his brother's wedding.

Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the interim bail application filed by Imam, seeking relief for six weeks to attend the marriage scheduled this month.

In an order, the court granted interim bail from March 20 to 30.

Imam is an accused in the case pertaining to the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi that left 53 people dead and more than 700 injured.

The violence erupted during the widespread protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

(PTI)

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