| Umar Khalid smokes. |
| It is unknown if Umar Khalid drinks alcohol. |
| His parents are originally from Amravati, Maharashtra, and later moved to Delhi in the 1980s. |
| Umar grew up in New Delhi and completed his education there. |
| Although born into a religious family, Umar never showed interest in religion. |
| In 2009, he appeared in a student-made documentary about Islamophobia. |
| He declined an invitation to study at Yale University to focus on working for minorities in India. |
| Umar was involved in a protest at JNU in 2016 and was subsequently arrested. |
| His arrest led to criticism of the BJP and protests in support of him at the University. |
| In 2016, a JNU panel suggested expelling Umar and fining Kanhaiya, which was later reviewed. |
| Umar's father defended him against media accusations of terrorism. |
| Umar compared himself to freedom fighters after his release from jail. |
| In 2016, Umar faced controversy after comparing Burhan Wani to Che Guevara. |
| His father expressed concerns about Umar's ideology conflicting with the state's views. |
| JNU's inquiry committee confirmed Umar's expulsion in 2018 related to the 2016 incident. |
| Umar narrowly escaped an attempted shooting in August 2018 at the Constitution Club of India. |
