New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to activist Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, allowing him to attend his sister’s wedding.

The interim bail is valid from December 16 to 29, during which Khalid is expected to be released from custody under the court’s directions.

Khalid was arrested in September 2020. He was earlier granted bail for seven days in December 2024 to attend his cousin's wedding.

Umar, Sharjeel and other accused were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) anti-terror law and provisions of the erstwhile IPC for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.

The violence erupted during widespread protests against the Citizenship (

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