New Delhi, May 22 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday (22 May) granted Umar Khalid three days of interim bail in connection with the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case. The interim relief has been granted from 1 to 3 June, enabling Khalid to visit his mother, who is scheduled to undergo surgery.

Earlier, a Delhi court had rejected Khalid's plea seeking a 15-day interim release to attend the chehlum - the 40th-day mourning ritual - of his late uncle, and to care for his mother ahead of her surgery.

While dismissing Khalid's plea on 19 May, the court observed: "No doubt that on previous occasions, as mentioned by Counsel for the applicant, not only the applicant but other co-accused persons have been granted interim bail and they never flouted...