In Tihar Jail facing charges under UAPA i.e. Unlawful Activities Prevention Act It sounds strange that the Mayor of New York wrote a letter to a person named Umar Khalid who was in jail.. but it is a fact.. in that letter.. he wrote that we are all thinking about you. There is no friendship or kinship between the person in the actual jail... the mayor... they have never met each other. However, the person in jail has become the center of discussion in America and Europe.

In addition to the person in jail.. in the same case, arresting some others who are in jail without bail under the UAPA Act is a violation of human rights. There were nationwide protests against the bill. At the same time, in February 2020, massive riots broke out in North-East Delhi. In those clashes, 53 people died and hundreds were injured. In the background of the riots, the police started an investigation alleging that Umar Khalid was also a partner in this conspiracy. Umar Khalid, along with Sharjeel Imam, were arrested in September 2020 and sent to Tihar Jail for not only actively participating in Jamia Coordination Committee meetings, but also preparing advance plans for riots, making provocative speeches and inciting violence. Since then they have been in the same jail.

While their lawyers first approached the Delhi High Court for bail, the Delhi court rejected their bail pleas. The lawyers approached the Supreme Court. On behalf of the Delhi Police, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General S. V. Raju argued that the petitioners did not riot suddenly, but that the riots were fully planned. Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi, Siddharth Dave, Salman Khurshid and Siddharth Luthra appeared for the accused. Argued. After hearing the arguments from both sides, Justice Arvind Kumar announced that the Anjariyala Dharma Sanam is reserving the verdict. On the other hand, the opposition is alleging that this is a politically motivated case and the aim is to suppress voices critical of the government. Human rights organizations are describing this as a crisis of democracy.

Umar has been in jail without bail for five years. Khalid is receiving worldwide sympathy. Umar Khalid is languishing in an Indian jail without evidence... New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has written a letter to Umar Khalid who is in Tihar Jail in the Delhi riots case. In that letter, he wrote a letter expressing his support to Khalid stating that "we are all thinking about you".

In his letter he tried to give mental courage to Khalid. He wrote, "You are not alone, we are all thinking of you." With this letter, Khalid's case came to the fore in the international arena. This letter is an example of how American politicians are also discussing human rights issues in India.

Zohran Mamdani was born on October 18, 1991 in Kampala, Uganda. He has been serving as a member of the New York State Assembly since 2021. In the 2025 election, he ran for the post of mayor of New York City on behalf of the Democratic Party and won. When a high-ranking leader from another country wrote a letter to a person in jail... Umar Khalid got more recognition. It gives mental courage to activists like Khalid. Draws international attention to the human rights situation in India. There is a possibility of having an impact on the relationship between India and America. Not only America, some political leaders and human rights organizations in America and Europe have supported Khalid and accused him of filing a case against him for political purposes.