In a recent development, a court has extended the police remand of Congress MLA Mamman Khan, who was arrested in connection with the communal violence that occurred in Haryana's Nuh district on July 31. Khan's remand was extended by two more days in relation to an FIR registered at the Nagina police station.
Khan was presented before the Nuh District Court today. On September 15th, he appeared in the district court, where he was subsequently remanded to police custody for a two-day period.
Meanwhile, the state government has once again suspended mobile internet and bulk SMS services in the district until Tuesday midnight as a measure to prevent the spread of misinformation and rumors through social media platforms. This suspension is in effect from 6 pm on September 17 until 11:59 pm on September 19.
Mamman Khan, the Congress MLA representing Ferozepur Jhirka, found himself entangled in the communal clashes that unfolded in Nuh on July 31. He was arrested on Thursday in connection with these events, despite his earlier efforts to seek protection from arrest via a petition to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, with the hearing scheduled for October 19. Khan has vociferously claimed his innocence, asserting that he was not even present in Nuh on the day of the violence.
Contrarily, the Haryana Police contended in court that Mamman Khan was named as an accused after a thorough evaluation of the evidence, citing phone call records and other substantiating evidence to bolster their case.
Prior to his arrest, Mamman Khan had been summoned twice by the Nuh Police to cooperate with their investigation, though he had cited viral fever as the reason for his non-compliance.
The Nuh violence case stems from an incident in which a group of individuals threw stones at a rally conducted by Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers near Nand village in Nuh district on July 31. The clash erupted following reports of Monu Manesar, a figure linked to the cow vigilante and Bhiwani deaths case, visiting Mewat. Monu Manesar had been mentioned in the FIR filed in the deaths of Nasir and Junaid, whose charred remains were discovered in a Bolero vehicle in Haryana's Bhiwani district back in February. Tragically, the clashes resulted in six fatalities and several injuries.
