By TwoCirles.net Staff Reporter,
Lucknow: Rihai Manch has launched post card/ Email campaign demanding tabling of action taken report on Nimesh Commission Report in the Monsoon session of the Assemlby.
Rihai Manch (Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism) is on indefinite dharna since May 20 outside the UP Assembly demanding arrest of police officers involved in Khalid Mujahid's murder, issuing the RD Nimesh commission report and action report, and the immediate release of innocent Muslim youth imprisoned in the name of terrorism.
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The post-card/Email is addressed to the UP CM seeking attention on the Nimesh Commission: “As per your promise please call the monsoon session and table the action taken report on Nimesh Commission report and guarantee the release of Tariq Qasmi, taking action against those police men who falsely fabricated Tariq and Late Khalid Mujahid in terror cases. Rihai Manch is on an indefinite dharna on this issue for the last two and half months at Vidhan Sabha dharna sthal. Take notice to it.”
Khalid had died under mysterious circumstances on his way back from Faizabad near Ram Sanehi Ghat on May 18. He was declared brought dead by the doctors at district hospital in Barabanki. Later, on the complain of his uncle Zahir Alam Falahi, a case was registered against 42 police officers including former DGP Vikram Singh, ADG Brijlal and others who were on duty during the time of Khalid's arrest.
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Khalid along with Tariq Qasmi was arrested by Special Task Force (STF) on 20 December 2007 from Barabanki. Huge explosives were also shown as recovered from his possession. STF claimed that he was involved in the serial blasts which occurred in Gorakhpur, Faizabad and Lucknow. Later, Nimesh Commission was constituted headed by Justice R D Nimesh who in its report raised fingers over STF's claim about the place of arrests.
Khalid’s family and civil society groups are also demanding CBI probe into Khalid’s custodial death and has compared his case with the fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan by the Gujarat Police. They have also questioned the role of the IB. They have also been raising the issue of the Batla House 'encounter' and alleged the recent judgement was aimed at protecting the police officials and regarded the verdict as "judicial encounter of justice."
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Rihai Manch is leading a sustained demonstration against the UP government for over two months demanding actions on its poll promise of releasing innocent youths languishing in jails in fabricated terror charges. As the holy month of Ramadan is in progress, Manch also makes arrangements for iftar and prayers.
Several rights groups and and politicians, including Prakash Karat, Subhasini Ali and other left leaders have also expressed their solidarity with the Manch demonstration and on different days made token participation.
