Sharjeel Imam

Sharjeel Imam
Sharjeel Imam in 2020
Born1988 (age 35–36)[1]
Kako, Bihar, India
Alma materIIT Bombay
JNU

Sharjeel Imam (born 1988) is an Indian student activist from Kako village of Jehanabad, Bihar.[2][3] He had completed his B.Tech. and M.Tech. from IIT-Bombay and joined Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2013 for completing his master's degree in Modern History and in 2015 he started Ph.D. from the same university. He is known for his allegedly inflammatory speeches made during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests which led to his arrest under sedition.[1][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Who is Sharjeel Imam and why is he charged with sedition?". The Hindu. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sharjeel Imam". Front Line Defenders. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Sharjeel Imam chargesheeted in seditious speech case". The Economic Times. 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Delhi court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in inflammatory speech case". 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.