Delhi court grants protection to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, asks him to join investigation

New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court on Thursday granted protection to Aam Aadmi Party MLA-elect Amanatullah Khan from any coercive action till February 24. The court has asked Khan to join the investigation.An FIR was registered against Amanatullah Khan alleging that he obstructed a Delhi police crime branch team that had gone in the area to arrest Shavej Khan, who was declared Proclaimed Offender (PO) and allegedly wanted in a 2018 FIR registered at police station Jamia Nagar.

Delhi Court Issues Interim Protection to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

AAP MLA had moved for anticipatory bail before the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court in the new FIR. Special judge Jitendra Singh passed the order while hearing the anticipatory bail plea of the AAP leader. While passing the order, the court asked the police to interrogate under the CCTV camera.

Amanatullah Khan Directed to Cooperate with Ongoing Investigation

During the hearing the court pulled up the Delhi police, asking them to clarify that Shavej Khan was a PO on the date of incident that took place on February 10 in Jamia Nagar area.
The court also rejected the police's prayer to restrain Amanatullah Khan to enter in the area. The court issued a notice to Delhi Police and sought response on the anticipatory bail of the AAP MLA.

Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan Faces Legal Scrutiny in Investigation

Advocate Rajat Bhardwaj along with Kaustubh Khanna, counsel for the AAP MLA submitted that the MLA received a notice to join the investigation yesterday evening (February 12) from the police today (February 13), alleging that the notice was issued after filing of the anticipatory bail plea.

Amanatullah Khan's Role in Investigation Under the Spotlight

He submitted that it is alleged that the applicant Amanatullah Khan forcibly took away the PO Shavej Khan who is allegedly wanted in an FIR.A 6 member team of crime branch team had reached in the area to arrest Shavej, counsel submitted. The counsel also submitted that the person whom police went to arrest he is not a Proclaimed Offender, as the person was bailed out by the court in July 2018.

Amanatullah Khan Ordered to Comply with Investigation Procedures

It was submitted that Shavej was granted anticipatory bail in 30 July 2018. He was granted protection from coercive action.