New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday vehemently opposed before the Supreme Court the bail plea by former JNU students Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the 2020 Delhi riots case, saying they indulged in acts intended to ensure regime change and chose the strategic time during US President Donald Trump's visit.

The police claimed anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest was used as a camouflage to cause large-scale killings across the country.

A day before the matter is to come up for hearing, the police contended that the conspiracy to incite violence and riots demonstrated that the accused didn’t intend to vent personal grievance or political dissent but to incite violence, which has direct implications on the nati

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