A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai noted that Azam Khan got bail in 86 out of 87 cases, and said it would hear the matter on May 11.
Some FIRs were filed for crimes which allegedly took place decades ago. Bail files have been inexplicably lost. Cases have bafflingly been assigned to wrong judges.
Updated Feb 26, 2021 | 14:01 IST
A 55-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 62-year-old cleric inside a mosque in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Man murdered Muslim cleric in Uttar Pradesh [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The accused had rivalry with the now-deceased elderly priest over reciting the morning prayer (azan).
He slit the throat of the 62-year-old cleric with a sharp object inside the mosque on Thursday.
Lucknow: In a gruesome incident of murder, a 55-year-old Muslim man allegedly slit the throat of a 62-year-old cleric inside a mosque in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh. Investigators said that the preliminary probe has disclosed the accused man had the desire to replace the elderly cleric and recite the morning prayer (azan) at the mosque.
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