A Delhi court on Thursday sent JNU student Sharjeel Imam to judicial custody till October 1 in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi in February.

Imam, arrested by the special cell of Delhi police on August 25, has been booked under the stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, for allegedly being part of a “premeditated conspiracy” in connection with the riots during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Imam’s counsel said that the accused had been sent to judicial custody till October 1 and earlier during the day, he had erroneously construed that Imam had been sent to jail for 14 days.

Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat sent Imam to jail considering the nature of the investigation in the case.

“Considering the nature of the investigation as also the case record, application is allowed, Accordingly, Sharjeel Imam is remanded to judicial custody till October 1,” the court said.

The police had moved an application for 30 days’ judicial custody of Imam.

The court had earlier sent him to police custody for three days.

Imam was also arrested on January 28 in the case related to violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act near the Jamia Millia Islamia University in December last year.