Haryana Congress MLA Mamman Khan arrested in connection with Nuh riots
The Hindu
Congress MLA Mamman Khan arrested in connection to communal riots in Nuh, Haryana. Home Minister Anil Vij had earlier said Khan was responsible for the violence. Khan was arrested two days after Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar. Khan had sought protection from the High Court fearing arrest.
Congress Ferozepur Jhirka MLA Mamman Khan was on Thursday, September 14, 2023, arrested by the Nuh Police in connection with the communal riots during the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Jalabhishek Yatra over a month ago. Six persons were killed in the violence that later spread to parts of south Haryana.
Superintendent of Police, Nuh, Narendra Bijarniya confirmed the arrest. Mr. Khan will be produced in the court during the day.
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Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij had earlier said in the State Assembly that Congress was responsible for the riots in Nuh and there was evidence against its MLA Mamman Khan for his involvement.
Mr. Khan’s arrest came two days after Bajrang Dal member and self-styled cow vigilante, Mohit alias Monu Manesar, was arrested on Tuesday for alleged provocative posts on social media before the Jalabhishek Yatra on August 28.
The Haryana government counsel had on Thursday, September 14, 2023, told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that Mamman Khan was nominated as accused in one of the First Information Reports registered in connection with the communal violence. The revelation was made during a hearing on Mr. Khan’s petition seeking protection from any coercive action against him. Fearing arrest in the case, Mr. Khan, in the petition before the court, had sought directions to the Haryana government to set up a high-level Special Investigation Team comprising officers not below the rank of Inspector General of Police.
Mamman Khan was twice summoned by the Nuh Police to join the investigation into the riots, but he did not turn up for the questioning.
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