Madhya Pradesh: Bangle seller’s bail plea hearing deferred again

Taslim Ali, a resident of Hardoi in UP who used to sell bangles, was picked up by police for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl and also for carrying two Aadhaar cards and two voter ID cards

Published on: Nov 11, 2021, 11:32:23 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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The hearing of a bail application at the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court by a bangle seller who was arrested on molestation charges was on Tuesday deferred for the fifth time in two months.

Bangle seller Taslim Ali’s bail plea hearing at the Madhya Pradesh high court has been deferred again. (Representational photo/ File)

Taslim Ali, a resident of Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh who used to sell bangles, was picked up by police in Indore for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl and also for carrying two Aadhaar cards and two voter ID cards.

Ali has been in the Indore district jail since August 23.

He was arrested a day after he filed a complaint against several persons, alleging that they beat him and took away cash worth more than ₹10,000.

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Four persons who were arrested for allegedly beating up the bangle seller were granted bail and released from the district jail in September.

Appearing in court for Ali, advocate Ehtesham Hashmi said, “Justice is getting delayed. Everybody knows that he didn’t do anything [wrong]. We have eyewitnesses, but he is [still] not getting bail.”

The hearing of Ali’s bail petition at the high court had earlier been deferred due to various reasons after a sessions court rejected the bail plea on September 4.

Hashmi said that he wouldn’t comment on judiciary proceedings, but the police and government counsel were trying to delay the matter.

The government counsel Aditya Garg said, “Hearings can get deferred due to many reasons, it’s not an unusual thing. I can’t comment on this.”

Taslim Ali’s brother Jamal Ali said the family has been facing a tough time financially since the bangle seller’s arrest. “Taslim has five children and he was the family’s sole breadwinner. I am waiting for his bail, so that we could return to our village,” said Jamal Ali.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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