Court directs Tihar authorities to ensure Umar Khalid's safety

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday directed the Tihar Jail Superintendent to take all the necessary steps to ensure safety and security of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in judicial custody. The order came after his counsel flagged the issue of his security inside the jail.

Additional Session Judge Amitabh Rawat, of the Karkardooma court, said: "In view of the apprehensions, the Jail Superintendent is directed to take all necessary steps, within the rules, to ensure safety and security of the accused."

The court had sent Khalid to judicial custody till October 22 in connection with a case related to the widespread violence which broke out in Delhi's northeast area in February this year. He was produced before the court via the video conferencing at the end of his 10-days police custody.

Khalid was arrested on September 13 night under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and is accused of hatching a criminal conspiracy to cause communal unrest by inciting people protesting against the CAA and NRC. The court also allowed him to take his spectacles along with him and meet his parents before being sent for the medical examination, prior to being taken to the jail. Before being sent to judicial custody, Khalid told the court that he has not signed any documents during his police remand. (IANS)

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