New Delhi: The Karkardooma Court has allowed Shifa ur Rehman, an accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case and AIMIM's candidate from Okhla, to be released on custody parole for campaigning in Delhi Assembly elections.
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai ordered the release of Rehman on custody parole till February 3 for election campaigning. The court said the AIMIM can stay at home during parole. The lawyer appearing on behalf of Rehman had sought his custody parole citing the order of the Supreme Court pertaining to Tahir Hussain, accused of plotting the Delhi riots.
In its order on January 28, the Supreme Court had ordered the release of Hussain on custody parole for election campaigning. Hussain is AIMIM's candidate from Mustafabad Assembly seat and has already started his campaign. Earlier, the Karkardooma Court had ordered the release of Rehman on custody parole to file his nomination. Rehman had filed his nomination from AIMIM for Okhla Assembly seat. He is pitted against Aam Aadmi Party's Amanatullah Khan.