Haryana Congress MLA Mamman Khan, who was named as an accused of sparking the communal riots that erupted in Nuh in August, was apprehended on Thursday, said the officials.Haryana Police arrests Congress MLA Mamman Khan in Nuh violence caseSpeaking on Khans arrest, Haryana Police said that there was ample evidence of his involvement in the violence that happened following the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) yatra in the Nuh district.Haryana Congress MLA Mamman Khan arrested by state police, in connection with Nuh violence case: ADGP Mamta SinghSecurity heightened outside Nuh District Court, where Mamman Khan will be produced today. pic.twitter.com/FEtjOLxQJt— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2023 On Tuesday, the MLA from Ferozepur Jhirka approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC), seeking protection from the arrest, and the hearing was scheduled for October 19.Mamman refutes all claims, says falsely implicatedMeanwhile, Mamman refuted all claims, saying he was being falsely implicated in this case, as he was not even present in the violence-hit Nuh on the day the communal clashes broke out in the state, leading to six deaths and several injured people.However, Haryana Police informed the HC that the Congress leader was named as an accused after a proper evaluation of the evidence. Further, they asserted that the police possessed phone call records and other evidence to support their case.Congress leader to produce before HC todayAmid his arrest, Mamman Khan will now be produced before the court today (September 15).Earlier, the Congress MLA was twice summoned by Nuh Police to appear before the investigation team. Still, he did not comply with the police summons, citing viral fever as the reason.According to his lawyer, Khan learned about the inclusion of his name as an accused in the FIR only on Thursday.In his petition to the Punjab and Haryana HC, Mamman Khan had also sought directions for the Haryana government to form a high-level Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising officers not below the rank of Inspector General of Police. He requested that cases related to the violence be transferred to the SIT, with the further direction that the SIT would work independently.
