Breaking: Gauhati High Court grants interim bail to Kargil War veteran, Mohammad Sanaullah

The Gauhati High Court today came to the rescue of Kargil War veteran Mohammad Sanaullah, granting him interim bail and directing that he be released from detention..In the petition filed by Sanaullah, the Court issued notice to the Central government, the State of Assam, NRC authorities, and investigating officer of the Assam Border Police, Chandramal Das..The order was passed by a Bench of Justice Manojit Bhuyan. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising appeared for the petitioner..The release will be subject to Sanaullah furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000..The Court also ordered that Mohammad Sanaullah shall not move out of the territorial jurisdiction of Kamrup without the prior approval of Superintendent of Police (Border), Kamrup..Further, prior to the release, the biometrics of the irises of both eyes, fingerprints of both hands, and photograph of the petitioner shall be obtained, the Court has directed..Mohammad Sanaullah had joined the Indian Army in 1987 and retired in 2017. Subsequently, the Foreigners Tribunal had declared him a ‘foreigner’ and he was arrested and sent to a detention center on May 28..Later, reports emerged that the case against Sanaullah was fabricated..Three separate FIRs were lodged against a retired policeman, who had verified the documents and recorded the statement of Sanaullah. The case was filed after three persons – whose names appeared as witnesses in Sanaullah’s statement – filed a complaint with the police alleging that the investigation report was fabricated..The police officer in question was retired sub-inspector Chandramal Das of the Assam Border Police. According to NDTV, one of the witnesses, Kural Ali, claimed to have never met the police officer with respect to the probe against Sanaullah..The three persons also stated in their complaints that Sanaullah was a genuine Indian citizen and was being “harassed by the Assam Border Police, which has conspired to declare him a doubtful voter”. The three also claimed that they came to know that they were made witnesses to Sanaullah’s statement through social media..Read Order:.Bar & Bench is available on WhatsApp. For real-time updates on stories, Click here to subscribe to our WhatsApp.