Sambhal MP in HC for shield against arrest | India News – Times of India

MEERUT: Samajwadi MP Ziaur Rahman Barq has moved Allahabad HC seeking protection from arrest after being named in a case related to violence in Sambhal on Nov 24 during a court-ordered ASI survey of Jama Masjid, which left five people dead and 20 cops injured.
Barq filed a petition to quash the FIR, which alleges his involvement in the violence. His lawyer said, “At the time of incident, the MP was in Bengaluru. Despite this, an FIR was filed linking him to the violence, which is baseless.”
The violence erupted when surveyors arrived to conduct a second inspection of the mosque. Barq was subsequently accused of making inflammatory statements against the temple claims. Barq denied the accusations and said, “Charges are politically engineered by the BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh to target me unfairly.”