New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Delhi police on pleas of Sharjeel Imam , Umar Khalid , Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman challenging the Delhi High Court order, which denied them bail in the UAPA case linked to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria posted the matter for hearing on October 27.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said they are students and have been in jail for over five years.

"Yes we will hear you and dispose it of... issue notice in all," the bench ordered.

The Delhi High Court on September 2 denied bail to Imam, Khalid and seven others - Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Meeran Haider, S

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