India, May 19 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed an interim bail plea moved by JNU student activist Umar Khalid, seeking to take care of his ailing mother and take part in post-death rituals of his uncle.

The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Delhi's Karkardooma court.

Umar Khalid and others were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), an anti-terror law, and provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the 2020 riots that left 53 people dead and more than 700 injured in northeast Delhi.

The violence had erupted during widespread protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The fresh setbac...