Kafeel Khan sent to judicial custody
Aligarh: Child specialist Kafeel Khan, who was accused of making an inflammatory speech at AMU, was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody and later transferred to Mathura jail, officials said on Saturday.
Aligarh (UP), Feb. 1: Child specialist Kafeel Khan, who was accused of making an inflammatory speech at AMU, was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody and later transferred to Mathura jail, officials said on Saturday.
Circle Officer (Civil Lines) Anil Samania said Khan was brought here late Friday evening and was produced before the remand magistrate who remanded him to judicial custody.
The doctor was sent to the Aligarh jail, but within an hour, he was transferred to Mathura jail, the official said.
The Uttar Pradesh police had on Thursday obtained transit remand for Khan, arrested in Mumbai for allegedly making inflammatory remarks at an anti-CAA protest at Aligarh Muslim University last month.
A UP special task force arrested him in a joint operation with Mumbai Police on Wednesday, when he reached the city to attend a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The STF said Khan was arrested in connection
with a case registered at the Civil Lines police station in Aligarh, police said.
He was booked under section 153-A of the Indian Penal Code for promoting enmity between groups.
Khan is accused of making inflammatory remarks on December 12 during a protest near Bab-e-Syed Gate outside the Aligarh Muslim University in front of over 600 students protesting against the new citizenship law.
An official also alleged that the Gorakhpur doctor had made objectionable comments against Union home minister Amit Shah. Following the arrest, Dr Khan was taken to Mumbai’s Sahar police station.