Family of Muslim volunteer at Jantar Mantar protest released by UP Police

The family of a Muslim man, who had been serving food and water to protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, was released after being detained in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, their lawyer confirmed to Scroll.

On Saturday, Muhammad Junaid also posted a video on social media saying that he was “completely safe and my family members are also completely safe”.

Junaid told digital news outlet Lallantop on Friday that the police came to his home in Ghaziabad a day earlier and took his father away, before releasing him late at night. He alleged that officers returned the next morning and again took his father into custody.

Junaid also alleged that the police detained his sister’s father-in-law and brother-in-law in Meerut and took them to the Masoori Police Station in Ghaziabad district.

He told Lallantop that police confiscated the bank passbooks of his parents and siblings, as well as Aadhaar cards belonging to family members, and told them they would be released only if Junaid was brought to the police station.

Junaid said he was not wanted in any criminal case and had committed no offence.

The Meerut Police denied taking any action against Junaid's family. Senior Superintendent of Police Avinash Pandey told PTI on Saturday that “no such matter has come to my notice”. Superintendent of Police Vinayak Gopal Bhonsle...

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