New Delhi, July 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Athar Khan, an accused in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 Delhi riots.

Athar Khan is an accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the case registered by the Delhi Police. His earlier bail plea had also been rejected.

A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain dismissed his bail plea. The Bench had reserved its order on May 26. The detailed order is yet to be uploaded.

Appearing for Athar Khan, Advocate Arjun Diwan argued that there was a major contradiction in the statements of a protected witness, identified as "Pluto", who allegedly changed his statement within three days.

The counsel submitted that...