Investigation reveals Congress MLA Mamman Khan’s involvement in Nuh violence: Police

Nuh (Haryana) [India], September 15 : Haryana Police on Friday said that Congress MLA Mamman Khan was involved in the violence that occurred in Nuh on July 31 and was present at the site just before a clash broke out.
Nuh Superintendent of Police Narender Bijarnia, while talking to the reporters, said that there are charges of inciting violence against the Congress MLA.
“There are charges of inciting violence against him. He will be produced before the court by police to obtain his remand. So far, investigation reveals his involvement. Facts reveal that he was present at the site just before violence broke out,” the Nuh SP said.
He appealed to people of the district to offer ‘Jumha namaz’ (Friday prayers) at their home as section 144 of CrPc has been imposed.
Meanwhile, security outside the Nuh district court has been heightened. Mamman Khan will be produced in court on Friday in the case.
Khan was arrested by Haryana police in the early hours of Friday, a day after the state government told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it had named him as an accused in an FIR in a case pertaining to the Nuh violence.
Khan, who was arrested by a special investigation team (SIT) of the Haryana police, will be produced in a local district court in Nuh today.
Violence broke out in Nuh during a procession by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on July 31 this year. Six people were killed and a cleric died in an attack on a mosque in adjoining Gurugram. The Ferozepur Jhirka MLA had moved the court on September 12, seeking protection from arrest while claiming that he was being framed in the case when he was not present in Nuh the day the violence broke out.
Mamman Khan had also filed a petition in the High Court regarding his bail and security. While hearing the case, the court rejected Khan's bail and security petition and asked him to approach the lower court. The next hearing in the case will be on October 19.
The Haryana government has also ordered the suspension of mobile Internet and bulk SMS services in the district for two days to prevent "the spread of misinformation and rumours".
A government order in this regard does not mention anything about Khan's arrest though.
"This order is issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of district Nuh in the state of Haryana and shall be in force with effect from September 15 (10:00hrs) to September 16 (23:59hrs)," says the order issued by Home Department Additional Chief Secretary TV SN Prasad.