Delhi Court Calls Sharjeel Imam ‘One Of The Kingpins’ In Anti-CAA Protests, Charges Framed

A Delhi Court has ordered the framing of charges against Sharjeel Imam in the Jamia Millia violence case, nearly five years following his arrest on charges of sedition and delivering inflammatory speeches during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as ‘anti-Muslim’.

The court said that Imam organized these public meetings and distributed provocative leaflets in areas such as Munirka, Nizamuddin, Shaheen Bagh, and Jamia Nagar with the intent to provoke the Muslim community and incite violence against the CAA. His speeches, the court claimed, aimed to stir up unrest and pressure the government.

The outcome of these actions, the court noted, was widespread violence across Delhi, including arson, vandalism of public property like Delhi Transport Corporation buses, damage to police and private vehicles and incidents of stone-throwing.