The Delhi Police on Thursday opposed the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and three others accused of being part of a “larger conspiracy” behind the 2020 Delhi riots, arguing that their alleged actions were part of a coordinated “ regime change operation ” carried out under the guise of civil dissent, the Hindustan Times reported.

In a 177-page affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, the police also alleged that Khalid was the chief conspirator behind the riots and had mentored Imam in planning the first phase of the violence, according to Live Law .

Khalid and Imam, along with Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa Ur Rehman, have challenged a judgement issued by the Delhi High Court on September 2, dismissing their bail applications.

The affidavit follo

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