Nuh violence: Cong MLA gets bail in two cases, will remain in jail on other charges
Nuh (Haryana) (PTI): Congress MLA Mamman Khan, who was arrested in connection with the July 31 Nuh violence, was granted bail in two cases by a court here on Saturday, police said. However, Khan will remain in jail as he is yet to get bail in two other cases related to the Nuh violence.
The court has fixed October 3 as the next date of hearing on his bail plea, they added.
After hearing the arguments of both sides earlier in the day, Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Duggal reserved his order on the bail plea of the Congress MLA from Ferozpur Jhirka till 4 pm "The court verdict granted bail to the Congress leader in FIR numbers 149, 150, but Khan has not yet got bail in FIRs 137, 148 of Nagina police station.
"Due to this, he will have to remain in jail for now and the next hearing on the bail is fixed for October 3", said Khan's counsel Tahir Hussain Dewla.
Khan was arrested on September 15.
His lawyer argued that the allegations of the SIT are baseless and he should be granted bail.
At the same time, prosecution advocate Surendra Kumar said that enough evidence had been found against the MLA during the investigation.
The accused did not cooperate in the investigation even during the remand period, the advocate alleged.
A religious procession led by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) was attacked by mobs in Nuh on July 31. Six people were killed in the incident and the ensuing communal violence. A cleric was killed in an attack on a mosque in adjoining Gurugram.
The Congress's Haryana unit had alleged that its MLA was arrested due to a "political witch-hunt" and demanded a judicial probe into the Nuh violence under the supervision of a high court judge.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
