New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed the preventive detention of UP cleric Mulla Afroz under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the 2024 Sambhal violence case, holding that a confessional statement made before a police officer cannot, by itself and without independent supporting material, form the basis for preventive detention. A Bench.
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated a fresh investigation into the 1978 riots in Sambhal and has instructed the police to submit a report within a week. The Superintendent of Police (SP) received a communication from the Deputy Secretary of the Home (Police) Department, designating an Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) to oversee the.