Delhi Police names ex-Congress MLA as accused in connection with Jamia

New Delhi : Former Congress MLA Asif Khan has been named as an accused in the FIR filed by Delhi Police in connection with the violence which took place near Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday.
Khan has been named as an accused alongwith other local politicians from the Jamia Nagar area and student leaders from the university.
The FIR names Ashu Khan, Mustafa, Haider, Chandan Kumar, Asif Tanha and Kasim Usmani along with the former MLA as the accused.
The former Congress MLA had on Tuesday said that he was “protesting peacefully.” “Violence took place two days ago and the viral video was made by me yesterday in reaction to an inciting video by Jamia Nagar’s SHO. I’ve been protesting peacefully in Shaheen Bagh. Why are cases being registered in New Friends Colony and Jamia Nagar?” Khan told ANI.
In the FIR, Asif Khan and Ashu Khan have been accused of inciting the crowds for two to three days prior to the violence which erupted during the protests in Jamia Nagar on Sunday.