Biography

Does Umar Khalid smoke ?: Yes Umar Khalid smoking.Does Umar Khalid drink alcohol?: Not Known.His parents belong to Amravati, Maharashtra and shifted to Delhi in the 1980s.He grew up in New Delhi and completed his education from Delhi itself.He was born in a very religious family but he never took any interest in religion. His sister said, He has always been a Marxist. He never believed in the Allah. Despite our family being very religious, he chose to be a non-believer, because he also questioned God..In 2009, he featured in a student-made documentary on Islamophobia.He was also invited to study in Yale University for a semester but he rejected and stayed in India. His father said that he rejected the offer as he wanted to work for the minorities in his country.On 9 February 2016, a protest was held by the students of JNU on their campus against the capital punishment given to the Kashmiri Separatist Maqbool Bhat and 2001 Indian Parliament Attack convict Afzal Guru. Umar was alleged to be shouting anti-national statements and was arrested four days later along with the JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar. Umar Khalid protesting.After the arrests, BJP was criticised heavily in the pretext of attempting to silence political dissent. A number of students from the University came in support of him and classes at the University were stopped for several days.In 2016, JNU panel recommended rustication of Khalid and a fine on Kanhaiya. The students moved to Delhi High Court which directed the university to place the matter before an appellate authority to review the panels decision.