Delhi

Xnew delhi: Strongly opposing the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the February 2020 riots in the city, Delhi Police told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it was not something spontaneous but an “orchestrated, a pre-planned, and a well-designed” attack on the sovereignty of the nation.

Khalid, Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Rehman were booked under the anti-terror law and provisions of the erstwhile IPC for allegedly being the “masterminds” of the riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.

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

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Delhi Police, told a bench of justices Aravind Kumar and N V A

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