Jama Masjid Imam to appear before court on May 20

Muzaffarnagar: A local court has issued a
fresh notice to Shahi Imam of Delhi`s Jama Masjid Syed Ahmad
Bukhari to appear before it on May 20 in a case related to
alleged violation of model code of conduct during the 2007
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Suresh Chand yesterday
issued the notice and fixed May 20 as the date for the next
hearing.

On a complaint by the Election Commission, police had
registered a case against Bukhari, UDF candidate Sabir Ali and
member of Jama Masjid Advisory Committee Inam Qureshi for
allegedly landing in a helicopter at an election meet venue in
Khatoli town on April 10, 2007 without permission.

PTI