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Nashik SIT Interrogates AIMIM Corporator in BPO Sexual Exploitation Case
BPO case: SIT quizzes corporator over alleged links to Nida Khan
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The Nashik city police's special investigation team questioned AIMIM corporator Mateen Patel regarding his alleged involvement in a BPO case linked to sexual exploitation and religious coercion. Patel is accused of providing shelter to Nida Khan, one of the eight arrested suspects in the case.
- 01Mateen Patel, an AIMIM corporator, has been questioned three times by the Nashik SIT since May 25.
- 02The SIT is investigating Patel's connections to Nida Khan, who is among eight arrested suspects in the BPO case.
- 03Patel allegedly helped Nida and her family secure accommodation while she was evading arrest.
- 04Nida Khan was arrested on May 7 after being absconding for 42 days.
- 05Patel and Hanif Khan have been named co-accused in the FIR related to Nida's case.
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The Nashik city police's special investigation team (SIT) has interrogated Mateen Patel, a corporator from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), regarding his alleged involvement in a case linked to sexual exploitation and religious coercion associated with a BPO. This marks the third time Patel has faced questioning since May 25, led by SIT chief Sandeep Mitke. Investigators are probing who introduced Nida Khan, one of the eight accused in the case, to Patel, as he reportedly assisted her family in finding accommodation in Sambhajinagar while she was evading law enforcement. Nida Khan was arrested on May 7 after being on the run for 42 days. The SIT has booked Patel and another individual, Hanif Khan, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita for allegedly providing shelter to Nida. Both Patel and Hanif Khan have been named co-accused in the FIR that was registered against Nida and other suspects on March 26.
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The ongoing investigation into the BPO case involving local political figures raises concerns about accountability and the implications for community safety.
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