New Delhi, March 9 -- A local court in the national capital on Monday granted 10 days' interim bail to former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, one of the accused in the "larger conspiracy" case related to the Delhi riots of 2020, to enable him to attend his younger brother's wedding and spend time with his ailing mother.

The riots that erupted in northeast Delhi in February 2020 left over 50 people dead and more than 700 injured. According to the Delhi Police, the riots were the result of a "pre-planned and well-designed" conspiracy in the background of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Court allowed Imam to be released on interim bail from March 20 to March 30, 20...