Overview
- Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha granted Mohammed Alam interim protection from arrest until February 25 and directed Uttar Pradesh to file a counter-affidavit.
- Prosecutors told the court Alam suffered no gunshot injury from police fire, while his counsel said he was treated for a bullet wound and was not named in the initial FIR.
- Alam is booked under several Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, including attempt to murder, rioting with deadly weapons, and assault on public servants.
- Earlier this month, Sambhal’s Chief Judicial Magistrate ordered an FIR against senior officers and 15–20 unidentified personnel over the alleged shooting during the November 2024 unrest, citing medical notes that recorded a gunshot wound.
- Police have said they will challenge the CJM order, the FIR has not yet been registered, and the magistrate who issued it was transferred days later in an administrative reshuffle.