Gauhati HC grants bail to war veteran Mohammad Sanaullah, who was detained as 'foreigner'
Guwahati, Jun 7: Kargil war veteran Mohammed Sanaullah, who was sent to a detention camp in Assam after a tribunal declared him a 'foreigner', was granted bail by the Gauhati High Court on Friday.
A division bench of justices Manojit Bhuyan and Prasanta Kumar Deka heard a writ petition along with an interlocutory application and granted bail to Sanaullah on two local sureties of Rs 20,000 each.
The bench ruled that Sanaullah cannot leave Kamrup district, of which he is a resident, without the permission of its superintendent of police.
It also issued notices on the respondents, including the Union of India, the Assam government and the Foreigners' Tribunal, Boko.
Sanaullah is likely to be released from the detention centre on Saturday.
His family members had filed a writ petition against the tribunal's May 23 order along with the interlocutory application.
While Supreme Court advocate Indira Jaisingh, along with Gauhati High Court lawyers Syed Burhanur Rehman, Aman Wadud and Samim Ahmed Barbhuiyan, appeared on behalf of the petitioner, advocate U K Nair represented the respondents.
The Foreigners' Tribunal at Boko had last month declared 52-year-old Sanaullah a 'foreigner', following which he was sent to the detention centre at Goalpara.
He is among the 40 lakh people whose names were not included in the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), published last year.
Sanaullah, who retired from the Army in 2017, was awarded the President's Medal in 2014.
A resident of Kolohikash village in Boko area of Kamrup district, he was serving as a sub-inspector in the Assam Border Police before being declared a foreigner and dismissed from service.
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Nora Fatehi apologises before NCW over 'Sarke Chunar' row, vows support for orphan girls
New Delhi (PTI): Actor Nora Fatehi on Thursday appeared before the National Commission for Women in connection with a controversy surrounding the song 'Sarke Chunar' and apologised, saying there was "no intention to offend anybody."
Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Fatehi said she had been put in a situation unintentionally but acknowledged her responsibility as an artist.
"It was just a situation that I was put in, and there was no intention to offend anybody. But of course, I have to be responsible as an artiste. I definitely apologise, we have done everything in writing. They have been so kind and helpful," she said.
The actor also said she has decided to sponsor the education of a few orphan girls.
"It's really important for us to give back to society. So, I decided that we should sponsor a few orphan girls, their education, so that is the goal after this matter," she said.
Earlier, Fatehi distanced herself from the Hindi version of the song, saying she had shot the Kannada version and that her permission was not taken for its use in Hindi.
The Hindi version of the song, released on March 15 on YouTube, triggered outrage among a section of the public over its allegedly explicit lyrics.
Following the backlash, the makers removed the Hindi version from YouTube, though it continued to circulate across platforms. The lyricist, singer and director have also issued apologies.
'KD The Devil' is a Kannada film, dubbed in four languages, including Hindi.
