DAYS AFTER denying bail to humorist Munawar Faruqui, who has been arrested for offending Hindu spiritual sentiments throughout a present on January 1, saying his launch will disrupt regulation and order, a session court docket in Indore rejected the bail plea of 26-year-old Sadaqat Khan, citing comparable grounds.
Sadaqat was arrested on the court docket premises a day after Faruqui’s arrest on expenses that he handed abusive remarks at complainant Eklavya Gaur – son of BJP MLA Malini Gaur – when he tried to cease the present on January 1. It was on Eklavya’s criticism to police that Faruqui and others had been arrested.
“Based on the eyewitness account and the video evidence submitted, Sadakat Khan was also involved in abusing the complainant along with others when they tried to stop the show and his name mentioned in the first notice and thereby Sadakat Khan is also guilty of being involved in hurting Hindu religious sentiments by passing objectional remarks against Hindu god-goddess and showing objectionable articles to women and children,” mentioned Jatindra Kumar Guru, first extra session choose, Indore, whereas listening to his bail utility.
The court docket noticed that “the accused provoked frenzy and it has been shown that granting him bail will lead to a law and order problem as a section of society will be offended”.
The court docket made these observations whilst advocate Nasir Khan, arguing for Sadakat’s bail, said that he has been arrested on false grounds and he had no connection to the crime. It its objection, the police identified that in a video Sadakat is seen defending Faruqui.
Sadakat’s members of the family have questioned the video proof. “In the a small video clip, Sadakat can only be seen trying to control the situation when Eklavya barged into the show. He then left only to learn in the night that Faruqui and others had been arrested,” mentioned Sadakat’s uncle Yusuf.
Sadakat, who’s from Mumbai, had come to Indore to satisfy his grandmother. He went to Faruqui’s present as the 2 had recognized one another over the previous six months, mentioned Yusuf.
According to Sadakat’s lawyer Asad Warsi, his shopper’s identify was not included within the first FIR. It was added later via a supplementary FIR when he was arrested the subsequent day from the court docket premises the place he had gone to satisfy Faruqui.
