(ANI photo)
LUCKNOW / MATHURA: Following an order from the Allahabad Superior Court, Dr. Kafeel Khan was released from Mathura jail late Tuesday night, his attorney said.
“Mathura jail the administration informed around 11:00 pm that Dr. Kafeel will be released, and around midnight, he was released, “Khan’s lawyer, Irfan Ghazi, told PTI.
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday overturned Khan’s detention under the National Security Law and ordered his immediate release.
The court, consisting of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Judge Saumitra Dayal Singh, approved the order on a petition filed by Khan’s mother, Nuzhat Parveen.
The petition alleged that Khan was released on bail in February by a competent court and was supposed to be released on bail. However, he was not released for four days and the NSA was subsequently invoked against him. Therefore, his detention was illegal, the petition argued.
Khan had been in jail since January after he gave a supposedly provocative speech at the Muslim University of Aligarh (AMU) during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in December last year.
.
