The Delhi High Court has denied bail to Salim Malik alias Munna in the police’s ‘larger conspiracy case’ pertaining to the north east Delhi riots in 2020. The bench observed that witness statements make it apparent that Munna took an ‘active part’ in ‘hatching conspiracy’ to commit the riots. Munna and several others were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly being the ‘masterminds’ of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.