Delhi court protects Amanatullah Khan from arrest till February 24

A Delhi court on Thursday accorded interim protection against arrest to Aam Aadmi Party's MLA from Okhla, Amanatullah Khan, in a case in which he is accused of obstructing police while they tried to arrest a proclaimed offender.

- NARESH BISWANI

NEW DELHI:

The case is a result of an FIR lodged earlier this week, which stated that Khan had obstructed a police operation and had stopped the arrest of Shavez Khan, who had been issued a proclaimed offender. But while hearing the matter, Special Judge Jitendra Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court asked an important question—if Shavez Khan was on anticipatory bail, then why had the police tried to arrest him in the first place?

The judge pushed the authorities to explain if this action was in line with their legal obligations. The prosecution argued that Amanatullah Khan had physically blocked the officers, going to the extent of manhandling them, and also threatened consequences against them. In search of tangible evidence, Judge Singh enquired from the police whether there was any CCTV footage to verify these allegations.