A social media vitriol before Delhi Police presents charges against Umar Khalid

Delhi | Wednesday | 16th September, 2020

Summary:

Significantly, however, while the Delhi Police has arrested Khalid and claims to have 11 lakh pages of "evidence" that he must be confronted with, it has not yet made any specific allegation against Khalid publicly. On Twitter, the hashtags #UmarKhalidIsATerrorist, #UmarKhalidTerrorist, #UmarKhalidKoDeDoAzaadi (grant freedom to Umar Khalid), and #UmarKhalidPregnant were among a choice few being used by people who were celebrating his arrest. Several users also replied to tweets from supporters saying that those who supported Khalid were next on the Delhi Police's list. Images of a dog being thrown inside a pest control van were also shared with the caption 'Delhi Police arresting Umar Khalid'. Swara Bhaskar tweeted asking for Khalid to be freed and for the UAPA to be scrapped..