India News | UP Court Summons Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Wife in Molestation Case

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A special POCSO court here on Tuesday issued a notice to actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife asking her to appear in the court on October 7 in a molestation case filed by her against the actor and his family.

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Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sep 19 (PTI) A special POCSO court here on Tuesday issued a notice to actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife asking her to appear in the court on October 7 in a molestation case filed by her against the actor and his family.

The Judge of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court, Ritesh Sachdeva, has asked complainant Aliya Siddiqui to appear before it for reply after police filed a final report in the case against all accused, including Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

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Government counsel Pradeep Balyan told PTI that police have given a clean chit to all five accused, including Nawazuddin Siddiqui, in the molestation case.

According to the prosecution, Nawazuddin's brother Minazuddin had allegedly molested a minor family member in 2012 while the others had supported him.

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An FIR was registered in Mumbai by Aliya and later shifted to Budhana police station here in 2020.

After investigation, police have given a clean chit to Nawazuddin, his mother Mehrunisa, his brothers Fezuddin, Ayazuddin and Minazuddin in the case.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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