The Allahabad High Court has stayed the arrest of Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and three of his kin in a molestation case filed against them by his estranged wife Aaliya. The High Court stayed the arrest of Nawazuddin, his mother Mehrunissa and brothers Fayazuddin and Ayazuddin. However, Nawaz's third brother Munazuddin got no such relief. Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Ex-Wife Anjana Threatens to Expose His Brother After The Latter Files Defamation Case Against Her, Shares Telephone Conversations on Twitter (View Tweet)

In the High Court, a division bench of Justice Manoj Mishra and Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachauri heard the case during which Nawazuddin's lawyer Abhishek Kumar was present. Aaliya Siddiqui aka Anjali Pandey had lodged an FIR against Nawazuddin and his family at Budhana police station in Muzaffarnagar on July 27, accusing them of assaulting her and molesting a minor girl in in 2012. Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Brother’s Case: Cyber Cell of Police to Examine the Facts

The FIR was first filed in Mumbai, but as the alleged incident occurred in a place under Budhana police jurisdiction, it was forwarded to Budhana police station.

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