November 25, 2024 10:48 PM

Named in FIR, Sambhal MP and MLA’s son deny involvement in violence

Facing FIRs over the deadly violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal city, Samajwadi Party MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq and Nawab Suhail Iqbal, son of SP legislator Iqbal Mehmood, on Monday denied any wrongdoing and accused the administration and police of mishandling the situation, which led to the deaths of four people. MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq told IANS, “I have been booked in a false case by the police, who are trying to hide their own failure.” Barq and Nawab Suhail Iqbal were named in seven FIRs ...