The Story of Umar Khalid in Prison

Umar Khalid 監禁的故事

Jun 30, 2026, 21:52
AsiaPolitics

Introduction

Umar Khalid is a teacher and student leader. He is in Tihar Jail. The police say he broke anti-terror laws during riots in Delhi in 2020.

Umar Khalid 是一名教師和學生領袖。他目前被關在 Tihar 監獄。警方稱他在 2020 年德里暴動期間違反了反恐法。

Main Body

Umar Khalid is a smart student. He protested against a law in 2019. The government says he planned violence in 2020. Now, he is in prison.

Umar Khalid 是一名聰明的學生。他在 2019 年抗議過一項法律。政府稱他在 2020 年策劃了暴力活動。現在，他身在監獄中。

Some people say the government is angry at him. They say it is wrong to keep him in jail for six years without a trial. The government says the law is fair.

有些人認為政府是對他心存憤怒。他們認為在沒有審判的情況下將他關押六年是不正確的。政府則表示法律是公正的。

Umar wants to go home. He asks the court for bail. The court often says no. But now, a court is looking at his request again. He wants to be free because the trial takes too long.

Umar 想要回家。他向法院申請保釋，但法院經常予以拒絕。不過現在，法院正在重新審視他的請求。因為審判耗時太久，他渴望獲得自由。

Conclusion

Umar Khalid is still in jail. He does not have a date for his trial. His lawyers are trying to get him out.

Umar Khalid 仍被關在監獄中。他還沒有審判日期。他的律師正努力幫他獲釋。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 The 'State of Being' Pattern

In this story, we see a lot of sentences that tell us who someone is or where they are. We use the word is to connect a person to a fact.

Look at these examples from the text:

  • Umar Khalid →\rightarrow is →\rightarrow a teacher.
  • He →\rightarrow is →\rightarrow in Tihar Jail.
  • The law →\rightarrow is →\rightarrow fair.

How to use it: [Person/Thing] + is + [Description/Place]

Quick Tips for A2:

  1. Use is for one person (He is, She is, Umar is).
  2. Use are for many people (They are, The lawyers are).
  3. Use is not (or isn't) to say something is false.
    • Example: He is not free.

Vocabulary Learning

leader (n.)
A person who leads or manages a group
Example:The student leader spoke to the class.
riots (n.)
Violent fights between groups of people in the street
Example:The police tried to stop the riots in the city.
protested (v.)
To say that you disagree with something publicly
Example:The people protested against the new law.
violence (n.)
Physical force used to hurt someone
Example:The police want to stop violence in the streets.
trial (n.)
A meeting in a court to decide if someone is guilty
Example:The man is waiting for his trial to start.
fair (adj.)
Treating people in a way that is right or equal
Example:The teacher is fair to all the students.
bail (n.)
Money paid to let a person leave jail until their trial
Example:The judge decided to grant him bail.
request (n.)
The act of asking for something
Example:The student made a request for more time on the test.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→