Dr Kafeel Khan's wife demands his release, says UP govt targeting him

The wife of Dr Kafeel Khan, Shabishta, demanded that her husband be released as he did not make any inflammatory remarks. She also alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government was targeting her husband as he questioned the government.

New Delhi:Shabishta Khan, wife of Dr Kafeel Khan, who was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) for allegedly making inflammatory statements at the Aligarh Muslim University during the anti-CAA protests in December last year, on Monday demanded the release of her husband, claiming that his speeches were not inflammatory.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, Shabishta said, "Dr Kafeel Khan was given a clean chit by the Allahabad High Court and Uttar Pradesh government in the Gorakhpur BRD Medical College tragedy."

She alleged that her husband was being tortured by the Uttar Pradesh government since the tragedy in August 2017, as in his public meetings, Kafeel Khan always questions the government for not finding the actual culprits behind the death of 70 infants and 18 adults due to oxygen shortage.

However, in October last year, Rajnish Dubey, UP Principal Secretary Medical Education had said that Dr Kafeel Khan has not been given a clean chit by the state government and a probe is still underway against him.

Read: Dr Kafeel Khan arrested by UP STF for 'inflammatory' remarks

Earlier today, hundreds of protesters marched from New Delhi's Mandi House to Jantar Mantar against the amended Citizenship Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register.

The wife of Dr Kafeel Khan, and brother of Sharjeel Imam, arrested on sedition charges, also participated in the march.

Nadeem Khan, founder of an NGO United Against Hate said the protest is against the "black law".

Khan said the protesters were also demanding the release of people like JNU student Sharjeel Imam and Dr Kafeel Khan who were allegedly arrested for inflammatory remarks.

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