Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP MP Barq in Sambhal mosque violence case

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq amid violence during a mosque survey in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh

Published on: Jan 3, 2025, 17:12:22 IST

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The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq in connection with violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district during a survey of a Mughal-era mosque. However, the court refused to quash the FIR against him.

The arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq in relation to unrest in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district during an inspection of a mosque from the Mughal era was delayed by the Allahabad High Court on Friday (PTI/representative)

In the FIR lodged at the Sambhal police station, Barq has been named for alleged provocation for violence during the court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid mosque that left four people dead.

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The order was passed by a bench of Justices Rajiv Gupta and Azahar Husain Idrisi on a petition filed by Barq, after hearing his counsel Imran Ullah and the additional government advocate.

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In its order, the court said the probe against Barq would continue and asked the member of Parliament to cooperate with the investigators.

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