A Delhi court has ordered sedition charges to be slapped on Sharjeel Imam in connection with alleged inflammatory speeches delivered by him at Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, and the Jamia area in Delhi.

Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat passed orders framing the charges against Sharjeel Imam under sections 124A (sedition), 153A, 153B, 505 of IPC and 13 of UAPA.