Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 13: Police today questioned the former Health Minister, Shabir Ahmad Khan, after he walked into a local Police Station this evening where a case was registered against him last week for alleged attempt to molest a lady doctor.
Khan was questioned for about an hour by Police in Police Station Shaheed Gunj where an FIR was registered against him for attempting to molest a lady doctor working in Health Department.
The former Health Minister was not arrested by police but was asked to furnish a bail bond of Rs 25000. Sources said that Khan in his statement told police that he is innocent and the complaint of the lady doctor against him is false.
Earlier in the day Khan arrived in Srinagar from Jammu and directly went to Circuit House, Srinagar and said that he will fully cooperate with the investigations.
While speaking to media soon after his arrival, Khan said that he was not absconding and was with his people during these days. “I was with my people during all these days and approached the court to use my right”, he added.
Khan said that he has full faith in judiciary. “I applied for bail which is my right. I have faith in judiciary to get justice”, he added
The former Health Minister described the compliant registered against him as conspiracy. “It was a conspiracy to defame me and against my political carrier”, he said.
When asked why he was evading arrest, the Health Minister said: “I was using my right for bail.” However, he denied that he was absconding.
Khan appeared before Investigation Officer (IO) on the directions of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Yesterday a single bench of the High Court in Srinagar comprising Justice J R Kotwal directed Khan to appear before the investigation officer. However, the court asked police to release him on personal bond of Rs 25000 in case he is arrested.
However, Khan was directed not to leave State by Justice Kotwal who passed the order on the anticipatory bail plea Khan presented by his counsel.
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, had issued a non bailable warrant against Khan on February 7 after police told court that he was not cooperating with them.
Khan resigned as a Minister last week and Governor N N Vohra accepted the resignation of Khan on the recommendation of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Mubarak Gul had given his nod to arrest Khan.
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