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Dr Kafeel Ahmed, booked under NSA released from jail

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kafeel M 292020Mathura: Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan, jailed under the National Security Act (NSA) for an alleged speech against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA last year at Aligarh Muslim University, was freed from a jail in Mathura, during wee hours of Wednesday.

It may be recalled that the doctor was first charged for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion and was later charged under the NSA, two days after he was given bail on February 10, this year.

The Allahabad High Court, on Tuesday called his detention illegal, stating that his speech did not show any effort to promote hate or violence, while ordering the government to free him immediately.

After the court verdict, when the jail authorities did not free the doctor for hours, his family had said they would file a contempt petition in the Allahabad High Court.

Dr Khan was earlier suspended, arrested and jailed for his alleged role in the deaths of over 60 children at a government hospital in Gorakhpur due to alleged oxygen shortage in 2017.

In September last year, Dr Khan claimed a UP government report cleared him of all major accusations, but the state government has denied it.

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