Azam Khan Accuses UP Govt Of Treating Him 'Like A Terrorist'

Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatima and son Abdullah Azam were sent to seven-day judicial custody in a forgery case after they surrendered in a Rampur court on Wednesday.

Rampur: Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan waves before being sent to judicial custody for allegedly faking Abdullah's birth certificate. (PTI Photo)

 New Delhi: Lok Sabha MP from Rampur and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Saturday alleged UP police of treating him like a terrorist in their custody. Khan was taken from Sitapur jail to Rampur for hearing in a forgery case. "They are treating me like a terrorist," Khan said to reporters from inside a police van while he was being taken to Rampur. Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatima and son Abdullah Azam were sent to seven-day judicial custody in a forgery case after they surrendered in a Rampur court on Wednesday. Azam Khan and his family members had surrendered before a Rampur court on Wednesday and were sent to judicial custody till March 2 for their alleged role in securing a fake birth certificate of Abdullah Azam. The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly also revoked the Assembly membership of Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan and declared his Suar seat in Rampur district as vacant on Thursday. Over 80 cases have been registered against Azam Khan, many of which are about land encroachment by Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. Azam Khan, a former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister, is the varsity's chancellor. Watch: