🔥 Delhi HC Drops a Bombshell: No Bail for Tasleem Ahmed in 2020 Riots Case! 🚨
- MediaFx
- Sep 2
- 2 min read
TL;DR: Delhi High Court has denied bail to Tasleem Ahmed, accused in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case under the harsh #UAPA law 😬. Even though he has been jailed for more than 5 years without the trial finishing, the judges said the charges are too serious. This again sparks big debate about #Justice, #SpeedyTrial and how ordinary people keep suffering while the powerful chill outside 💔.
📰 The Delhi High Court just served a shocker 💥—Tasleem Ahmed’s bail plea was rejected in the ongoing 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. The case is under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, aka #UAPA, a law so strict that bail is almost impossible 🚫.
👩⚖️ The bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said “no bail” 🙅♂️ because of the “serious allegations” against Ahmed. But here’s the kicker 👉 Ahmed has been stuck in jail for more than 5 years ⏳ and the trial is still dragging on with no end in sight 😡.
⚖️ The court itself questioned the delay 🤔, asking Delhi Police how long someone can be kept behind bars when the arguments on framing of charges are not even over. The police said the case is massive, with around 700 witnesses 📑, but that only shows how painfully slow the system is moving.
💥 Not just Ahmed! Bail pleas of other accused—like well-known activists Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, and seven others—were also rejected. All of them are booked under the same “larger conspiracy” case. This shows a clear pattern: the system is choosing detention over justice 👀.
What’s the bigger picture? 🌍
📌 #UAPA Reality Check:This law is infamous for being super tough 💣. Under Section 43D(5), it’s almost impossible to get bail unless the case against you looks completely fake. That’s why the law is called “draconian” by many activists ✊.
📌 Convictions vs. Detention:Between 2016–2020, almost 97.5% of UAPA cases did not end in conviction 😱. But the accused still spent years in jail, basically punished without being proven guilty. That’s like life on pause ⏸️ for ordinary people, while the powerful enjoy full freedom.
📌 5 Years, No Trial:Imagine sitting in prison for over 5 years and not even getting to the trial stage 😔. This is the real face of India’s justice system for the poor and marginalized. Rich folks get VIP treatment, but the working-class man rots in jail.
📌 People’s Perspective:For common families, one member stuck inside for years means lost income 💸, broken households 💔, and endless trauma. This is not justice, this is cruelty 😡. The poor pay the price while political leaders who instigated violence roam free.
MediaFx Take 💭
From a people’s side, this case shows how laws like #UAPA are weaponised against ordinary citizens and activists who dare to speak up 📢. Instead of focusing on the masterminds of riots, the State locks away young men for years, without trial, without justice.
👉 The question we must all ask: Is this democracy if citizens can be jailed endlessly without a verdict? 🤷♂️
💬 What do you think, fam? Shouldn’t bail be a basic right when the trial drags for half a decade? Drop your thoughts in comments 👇
