New Delhi, Sep 16 A court here on Wednesday allowed Tasleem Ahmad, accused in a case alleging a larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, to travel to West Bengal's Asansol to take his son to participate in a shooting competition.
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing Ahmad's plea seeking permission to travel to Asansol from September 22 to September 26.
"The applicant, Tasleem Ahmad, is allowed to travel to Asansol, West Bengal, from September 22, 2026, to September 26, 2026, with the condition that he will not talk to the media with regard to the present case," the court said.
"Further, he will not come in contact with any other person except the participants and organisers of the event and further, not visit any other place except Asansol, West Bengal," the order added.
According to the order, Ahmad had sought permission to travel to Asansol for the shooting competition scheduled for September 24.
He had submitted that the travel dates included the necessary travel margin and annexed his Aadhaar card, the official notice regarding the shooting event and his son's admit card.
The prosecution opposed the application but submitted that if the court considers granting permission, appropriate conditions should be imposed.
The court, after considering the facts, allowed Ahmad's application subject to conditions. It directed Ahmad not to speak to the media regarding the case and barred him from coming in contact with anyone other than the participants and organisers of the event. It further directed him not to visit any place other than Asansol during the permitted period.
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Ahmad and several others were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly being part of a larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi.
The violence in northeast Delhi erupted during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), leaving 53 people dead and more than 700 injured.
The apex court granted interim bail to two accused in the case -- Abdul Khalid Saifi and Ahmad -- on May 22.
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale granted interim bail for six months to Saifi and Ahmad, and imposed certain conditions on them, including that they will not speak to the media or make social-media posts about the case.
