Our Correspondent
If union minister for law and Justice DV Sadananda Gowda is to be believed, Government will bring legal reform to protect Muslim youths from illegal detention and false terror charges.
“Cases of arrest of Muslim youths on false terror charges are a matter of grave concern. We are thinking of bringing in changes in legal system. The law commission is working on a report in this matter to bring about reforms in criminal procedure, bail, prosecution lapses, etc”, law minister said at a programme in Aligarh on Tuesday.
He said that a Supreme Court judge is the chairperson of a panel preparing the report, and there are other legal experts who are helping in preparing this report, and it is being worked upon.”
Minister said that he was concerned over the false terror charges slapped on Muslim youths that are followed by acquittals due to lack of evidence across the country.
Many Muslims boys have been released from jails after spending years in jail due to lack of evidence across. Last month, a Special Mumbai Court discharged all the Muslim men accused in the September 2006 Malegaon blast case. Similarly Nisaruddin Ahmad was acquitted in the Babri anniversary blast case after spending 23 years in jail.
Delhi Police had recently released seven of the 10 suspects held for their alleged involvement in a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror plot. There has been several instance in which Muslim youth were sent behind bars for not doing anything wrong