On Tuesday, twelfth September 2023, Congress MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka, Mamman Khan, filed a plea within the Punjab and Haryana High Court looking for the formation of an SIT (Special Investigation Team) to research Nuh violence. Mamman Khan sought in his petition that every one FIRs associated to this case be entrusted to an SIT led by an officer of rank not decrease than Inspector General. Additionally, he stated in his petition that the SIT must be instructed to not disclose its investigative findings to any political celebration representatives because of the delicate nature of the Nuh violence that befell on thirtieth July 2023.
The petition, represented by Advocate Arshdeep Singh Cheema and Ishan Khetarpal, additionally requested safety from arrest for Khan till the investigation concludes. It argued that the state authorities, having did not include the violence, is now attempting to shift duty onto its political rivals by unjustly involving Khan within the case.
In his petition, Mamman Khan alleged, “It is common knowledge that after the unfortunate incident of violence of Nuh, the blame game started. In order to divert the attention of the people from the failure of the government to prevent the occurrence, the high functionaries of the State, including the Chief Minister and the Home Minister started blaming the opposition. Their statements started to appear in the newspapers blaming the MLAs of the Congress party for the occurrence.”
Mamman Khan’s counsels offered a complete alibi for the MLA in the course of the timeframe of the violence, emphasising his absence from the affected areas and his presence at his Gurugram residence. The petitioner additionally furnished proof of his whereabouts, together with CCTV footage and receipts.
The petition by Mamman Khan argued that the federal government’s actions had infringed upon rules of neutral investigation. It requested directions to ascertain a high-level SIT, led by senior officers, to look at the violence-related circumstances. Additionally, it urged that the SIT conduct an autonomous and unbiased inquiry free from political affect. The petition additionally referred to as for instructions to forestall any coercive actions towards the Congress MLA in the course of the investigation. The excessive court docket is anticipated to schedule a listening to within the close to future.
On 1st August 2023, an FIR was registered on the Nagina Police Station within the Nuh district, citing sections 148, 149, 153-A, 379-A, 436, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in reference to the incidents of violence within the area in the course of the Jalabhishek Yatra. A discover was issued to Mamman Khan below Section 160 of the CrPC and was instructed to affix the investigation and current himself on the Nagina police station. He failed to seem on two events over the last fortnight. Now, he has filed a petition within the excessive court docket to represent an SIT to probe this matter.
Notably, Mamman Khan gained the 2019 elections from the Ferozepur Jhirka seat with 57.62% votes defeating BJP candidate Nadeem Ahmed. Khan had misplaced his first election in 2014 as an impartial towards Nadeem Ahmed who fought on an INLD ticket.
On thirty first July, a mob of a whole bunch of Muslim rioters attacked Hindu devotees collaborating within the Brijmandal Jalabhishek Yatra in Nuh, Mewat of Haryana. At least six folks had been killed because of the riots.
