Safoora Zargar Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More StarsUnfolded

On 20 April 2020, she was also named in a separate case in connection to FIR 59/2020. For inciting people through her speeches during anti-CAA protests, she has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Controversies• She has been accused by the Delhi Police of being a key “conspirator” in the Delhi violence that erupted in February 2020 and in which more than 53 people were killed. The Delhi Police arrested her on 10 April 2020 at her residence followed by an FIR 48/2020 filed in the Jaffrabad road-block case.

• On 20 April 2020, she was also named in a separate case in connection to FIR 59/2020.

• For inciting people through her speeches during anti-CAA protests, she has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

• The Delhi Police has booked her under more than 18 crimes, including rioting, possession of arms, attempt to murder, incitement of violence, sedition, murder, and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion.

• On 24 June 2020, the Delhi High Court released her on bail on the pretext of her pregnancy and other medical issues. She was lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail since 15 April 2020.

• On 4 February 2023, a trial court in Delhi discharged 11 accused, including Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and six others in the Jamia violence case of 2019. Later, the Delhi police approached the high court, challenging the trial court’s verdict, and on 28 March 2023, the Delhi High Court set aside the trial court’s discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and six others in the case. According to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, who passed the judgment against the accused, the accused were in the first line of the mob, raising slogans of “Delhi police murdabad,” and consciously joining the unlawful assembly, as seen in videos. The court noticed that in spite of numerous police warnings, the accused marched towards Parliament carrying dandas in their hands.

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