Overview

• A police statement cited a September 30 order by District Magistrate Akshay Tripathi applying the National Security Act to eight jailed suspects.
• Those named are Maroof Ali, Nankau, Mohammad Fahim, Mohammad Afzal, Mohammad Zeeshan, Javed, Shoeb Khan and Saif Ali.
• The men have been in custody on charges including murder, rioting and arson linked to the October 13, 2024 clashes in Bahraich’s Mahsi area.
• The district earlier used the NSA against five others in the same case in March, reflecting a continued reliance on preventive detention in the probe.
• One report quoted a local officer saying the DM’s endorsement was forwarded for state approval, creating a procedural discrepancy with police accounts.