Activist Umar Khalid on Thursday alleged before a Delhi court that the police had singled him out as an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case while several others with “bigger roles were not made an accused”, The Hindu reported.

Khalid’s lawyer made the submission before Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts while opposing the framing of charges against the activist.

Khalid was arrested in September 2020 in connection with the clashes that broke out in North East Delhi in February 2020 between supporters of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and those opposing it. The riots left 53 people dead. Most of those killed were Muslims.

Khalid and several other activists have been booked for offences under the Unlawful Activi

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