New Delhi: Delhi Police strongly opposed bail petitions of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the 2020 Delhi riots by referring to the recent Red Fort car blast case and busting of a white-collar terror module.

As the bail petitions came up for hearing in the Supreme Court on Thursday, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who appeared for Delhi Police, made the point that a trend has emerged where intellectuals are using state funding to become doctors and engineers, and then engaging in anti-national activities. ADVERTISEMENT

The ASG argued that when intellectuals become terrorists, they become more dangerous than those functioning on the ground. “Intellectuals use state funding to become doctors. Then, they do nefarious activities. They are much more dangerous,” ASG R

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