Ex-Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan Sent To Judicial Custody, Bail Hearing On Monday

Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan has been arrested and taken into custody. His bail hearing is scheduled for Monday.

Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan (File Photo)

Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan was taken into judicial custody on Saturday after being arrested by the Delhi Police for misbehaving with a constable and using abusive language against him. His bail hearing is scheduled for Monday, news agency ANI reported. 

#UPDATE | Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan has been sent to judicial custody. His bail-hearing will be on Monday.

— ANI (@ANI) November 26, 2022

On Friday, a police officer saw a crowd near the Tayyab Masjid locality. He later discovered that the father of Congress MCD Counselor candidate Ariba Khan, together with his followers, was addressing the crowd with a loud hailer. When the constable asked him for EC permission for the meeting, Asif Khan became agitated and began misbehaving with him.

“Asif used abusive language & manhandled the constable. Complaint registered against Asif in PS Shaheen Bagh, investigation underway,” ANI quoted Delhi Police as saying. 

In connection with the earlier filed FIR, the police apprehended Asif Khan on Saturday. "The main accused, former Congress MLA Asif Mohd Khan, has been arrested," the police stated. An FIR has been filed at the Shaheen Bagh Police Station. While arresting the accused, two other people, Minhaaz and Saabir, were detained. Their involvement in the aforementioned FIR is being investigated."

#UPDATE | The main accused, former Congress MLA Asif Mohd Khan has been arrested. FIR registered at Shaheen Bagh Police Station. Two others Minhaaz and Saabir have also been detained while arresting the accused. Their role in the above FIR is being examined: Delhi Police

— ANI (@ANI) November 26, 2022

MCD elections in Delhi are set for December 4, with vote counting taking place on December 7.

(With Inputs From ANI)