'Manufactured Case To Keep Jignesh Mevani In Custody Longer': Assam Court
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The Barpeta sessions court in its order granting bail to Jignesh Mevani requested the Gauhati High Court to take up a petition on its own against recent police excesses in the state
A court in Assam has severely criticised the state police for trying to implicate Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani in a "manufactured case" of assault on a woman constable.
Mr Mevani, who was arrested in the "manufactured" assault case on April 25 just after he was granted bail by another court in Assam in a case over tweets on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was today granted bail by the court in Assam's Barpeta.
The Barpeta sessions court in its order granting bail to Mr Mevani requested the Gauhati High Court to take up a petition on its own against recent police excesses in the state.
The BJP is in power in Assam, and Mr Mevani has alleged the ruling party is behind his arrest on the tweets against PM Modi and the subsequent alleged assault on the woman constable, which the court has now termed as a "manufactured case".
