Release and compensate innocent Muslim youths, appeals AIMPLB

"The board, in its executive meeting chaired by president AIMPLB Maulana Syed Mohammad Rabe Hasan Nadvi, discussed that a large number of innocent Muslim youths are lodged in the jails for the past several years," said Maulana Abdul Rahim Qureshi, board's assistant general secretary.

The board claimed that even after a decade no charge sheet has been filed against them.

"It is a matter of shame in a democratic country that though police failed to establish charges against them, the youths are still lodged in the jails for as long as 12 years," he said.

Qureshi said all such youths should be released.

The board has demanded compensation for the youths, who were acquitted by courts, he said.

"In cases where acquittal has been done by the court, compensation should be given to such youths and cases should be lodged against the concerned officials who falsely implicated them," he said.

Last month, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had said all the Muslim youths, who were falsely implicated on terror charges, will be released soon.

In its election manifesto, the Samajwadi Party had promised to release the Muslim youths, who were framed in "false" terror charges. MORE