The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition filed by the father of the late Junaid Khan, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the lynching of his son..The case, an appeal from the Punjab & Haryana High Court, was heard by a Bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Mohan Shantanagoudar. The Bench has also stayed the proceedings in the trial court..Senior Counsel RS Cheema and Rebecca John, along with advocates Tarannum Cheema, Karthik Ashok and Smrithi Suresh appeared for the appellant..On June 22, Jalaluddin’s son Junaid Khan (15) was lynched and stabbed to death by a mob on board a Mathura-bound train when an argument over a seat sparked religious slurs..Junaid was returning home to Khandawali village after shopping for Eid in Delhi when the incident happened..Story to be updated..Read the petition:
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition filed by the father of the late Junaid Khan, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the lynching of his son..The case, an appeal from the Punjab & Haryana High Court, was heard by a Bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Mohan Shantanagoudar. The Bench has also stayed the proceedings in the trial court..Senior Counsel RS Cheema and Rebecca John, along with advocates Tarannum Cheema, Karthik Ashok and Smrithi Suresh appeared for the appellant..On June 22, Jalaluddin’s son Junaid Khan (15) was lynched and stabbed to death by a mob on board a Mathura-bound train when an argument over a seat sparked religious slurs..Junaid was returning home to Khandawali village after shopping for Eid in Delhi when the incident happened..Story to be updated..Read the petition: