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sharjeel imam

Sharjeel Iman is a social activist and student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He was arrested from Kako in Bihar's Jehanabad district on January 28, 2020, for sedition for his provocative speech delivered during the students' protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on January 16 against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Imam had stoked controversy with his "cut off Assam from India" remark and is currently in police remand. He has been slapped with charges of sedition and inciting enmity between communities under Sections 124A, 153A and 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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Delhi High Court declines to stay proceedings against Sharjeel in Jamia violence case
TNN / Mar 27, 2025, 23:11 (IST)

'Craftily clothed his speech': Delhi court decries sharjeel imam’s ‘venomous’ speech, orders charges in 2019 Jamia protest case
TNN / Mar 10, 2025, 23:02 (IST)

A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar sharjeel imam and 10 others for allegedly inciting violence during a 2019 anti-CAA protest in Jamia Nagar. The charges include rioting, arson, and promoting enmity among religious groups. Imam’s speech was deemed as hate speech.

Long incarceration is a violation of rights: Riots accused to HC
Mar 04, 2025, 23:35 (IST)

Sedition-UAPA case: Nothing in speech caused religious animosity, says sharjeel imam
PTI / Dec 01, 2021, 15:28 (IST)

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student sharjeel imam, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the protests against CAA and NRC, told a Delhi court on Wednesday that there was nothing in his speech that caused religious animosity.

Delhi high court grants bail to sharjeel imam in 2020 riots case
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 29, 2024, 12:17 (IST)

'Inflammatory speech': Delhi court extends sharjeel imam's police custody by 3 days
PTI / Feb 03, 2020, 20:30 (IST)

A court in Delhi on Monday extended the police custody of sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, by three days, his lawyer said.

Anti-CAA riots: Former JNU student sharjeel imam charged with sedition
PTI / Jul 25, 2020, 18:37 (IST)

The Delhi Police on Saturday charged former JNU student sharjeel imam with sedition before a court here for allegedly inciting people to indulge in activities detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of the country.

Delhi court allows police to take sharjeel imam's voice sample
PTI / Feb 12, 2020, 22:00 (IST)

A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed police to take voice sample of activist sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, for comparing it with that in a video clip in which he is purportedly making a hate speech and targeting the government. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushotam Pathak passed the order on an application by Delhi Police and directed that the accused, currently in judicial custody, be produced at CFSL on February 13.

Delhi court sends sharjeel imam to judicial custody for 6 days
PTI / Feb 06, 2020, 21:39 (IST)

A Delhi court Thursday sent sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, to judicial custody for six days, his lawyer said.

sharjeel imam case: SIT quizzes 3 students
TNN / Jan 31, 2020, 05:51 (IST)

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) questioning JNU scholar sharjeel imam has found that he was not alone when he addressed the crowd at Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. The people who accompanied him are under the scanner too.

Videos carry only part of speech: sharjeel imam to cops
TNN / Feb 01, 2020, 05:57 (IST)

Delhi Police has identified three friends of JNU scholar, sharjeel imam, who have allegedly been aiding him in preparing his speeches. His mobile phone has been recovered from his brother’s place in Kako village, and his laptop from his apartment in Vasant Kunj.

Jamia violence: Delhi Police books former JNU scholar sharjeel imam under UAPA
PTI / Apr 29, 2020, 22:41 (IST)

The Delhi Police have booked former JNU student sharjeel imam under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act near Jamia Millia Islamia in December last year, said his lawyer.

New Friends Colony anti-CAA violence: Delhi court sends sharjeel imam to judicial custody till March 3
PTI / Feb 18, 2020, 13:16 (IST)

A Delhi court on Tuesday sent sharjeel imam, who has been named as an "instigator" by the Delhi Police in its charge sheet on violent protests against the CAA at New Friends Colony last year, to judicial custody till March 3. He was arrested on sedition charges. The charge sheet consists of CCTV footage, call records and statements of over 100 witnesses.

Delhi HC to hear sharjeel imam’s pleas for release in 2020 sedition case
Jan 18, 2023, 04:58 (IST)

Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on January 30 two separate applications by Jawaharlal Nehru University student sharjeel imam seeking regular bail and interim bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition.

sharjeel imam being 'victimised', IITians come out in support of JNU student
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jan 28, 2020, 15:22 (IST)

Anti-CAA protests: Delhi court sends sharjeel imam to one-day police custody
PTI / Feb 17, 2020, 15:21 (IST)

A Delhi court Monday sent sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, to one day custody of Delhi Police in a case related to violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at New Friend's colony on December 15.

Delhi court grants bail to sharjeel imam in Jamia violence case
ANI / Dec 09, 2021, 20:20 (IST)

A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to sharjeel imam in connection with violence in Jamia on December 13 and 14 in 2019.

Delhi court extends custody of sharjeel imam
TNN / Sep 01, 2020, 08:37 (IST)

A Delhi court on Monday granted three days custody of JNU student sharjeel imam to Delhi Police’s Special Cell, which is investigating a UAPA case against him.

Sharjeel challenges multiple proceedings in 2 cases for 1 speech
TNN / Jun 03, 2023, 07:32 (IST)

Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the police on a plea by jailed student activist sharjeel imam challenging the slapping of offences of sedition and hate speech in a criminal case concerning his alleged objectionable speech delivered at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019.

Order reserved on Sharjeel's plea for statutory bail
TNN / Sep 12, 2023, 08:09 (IST)

A court on Monday reserved an order on a plea by former JNU student sharjeel imam seeking statutory bail on the ground that he had spent in custody half of the maximum punishment prescribed in a sedition case. Imam has been in custody since January 28, 2020.