New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra shared a picture on Friday with former JNU scholar Umar Khalid, who is currently out on interim bail in connection with a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots. The photograph, posted on Kamra's Instagram account, was captioned, "Heart knows no concept of time."
Bollywood actor Richa Chadha responded to the post with a heart emoji.
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Khalid was granted interim bail by a Delhi court on December 18, 2024, to attend a family wedding from December 28, 2024, to January 3, 2025. As per the bail conditions:
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He is prohibited from meeting witnesses or anyone connected to the case.
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Social media usage is barred.
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He is allowed to interact only with his family, relatives, and friends during this period.
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Khalid is required to surrender to jail authorities at the end of his bail period on January 3, 2025.
Khalid was arrested on September 14, 2020, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged involvement in a larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots, which resulted in 53 deaths and over 700 injuries. His bail plea was denied by the Delhi High Court in October 2022.
Other accused in the case include activists and individuals such as Khalid Saifi, Natasha Narwal, Sharjeel Imam, and Safoora Zargar.
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Islamabad (PTI): A heavy exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces was reported from the key Chaman border, according to a media report on Saturday.
Injuries were reported from the district hospital, but no fatalities occurred, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Officials from both sides accused each other of instigating the flare-up late on Friday night across the border in the Balochistan province.
While Pakistani officials said that Afghan forces had fired mortar shells on the Badani area, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed it was Pakistan that launched an attack on Spin Boldak, alleging that their forces were responding.
Pakistan's official sources told Dawn that Pakistani forces retaliated against the Afghan aggression and returned fire.
There were also reports of fighting on the Chaman-Kandahar highway, but these could not be immediately verified.
A senior official in Quetta confirmed on condition of anonymity that the exchange of fire started around 10 pm and continued until late at night.
The medical superintendent of Chaman district hospital said that three injured, including a woman, were brought to the medical facility.
There was neither any official word from the Inter-Services Public Relations -- Pakistan Army's media wing -- nor from the Foreign Office.
The Chaman border crossing, also known as Friendship Gate, connects Balochistan province to Afghanistan’s Kandahar.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have deteriorated amidst regular allegations by Pakistan regarding the failure of the Afghan regime to deny safe havens to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorists.
The two countries had agreed on a ceasefire following tensions last month, but the Foreign Office said last month that technically there was no truce as it was contingent on the Afghan Taliban stopping terrorist attacks in Pakistan, which they had failed to do.
