High court dismisses petition challenging arrest of Siddique

Panaji: The Bombay high court on Thursday rejected Siddiqui alias Suleman Khan’s petition challenging his arrest in multiple land-grabbing cases. Khan had sought to declare his arrest illegal and requested the quashing of remand orders from various police stations including Mapusa, Valpoi, and Old Goa.Khan argued that his arrest violated constitutional and statutory safeguards, claiming he was not provided written grounds for his arrest. “The arresting authorities failed to comply with constitutional and statutory safeguards and I was not communicated grounds of arrest in writing,” Khan stated in his submission.In his petition, Khan also claimed there was no prima facie evidence to justify his continued detention in custody. The cases against Khan were registered at multiple police stations.The petitioner argued that his arrest violated constitutional and statutory safeguards, claiming he was not provided written grounds for his arrest. He also claimed there was no prima facie evidence to justify his continued detention