Former paediatrician from Gorakhpur, Kafeel Khan, on December 4 said all recent charges levelled against him in relation to a book were false as the said book had been in the public domain for almost two years. Dr. Khan was named in a First Information Report (FIR) registered last week in Lucknow, along with five unidentified people, for allegedly inciting people against the government and creating hatred in society through the book. He added that his entire family was frightened by what he described as a new round of intimidation tactics and targeting.
“The book has already been in the market for almost two years, and has been published in six languages —English, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Marathi, and Malayalam. It is ridiculous and frightening at the same time as I am booked on such charges in Uttar Pradesh at a time when I am staying away from the State since my release from the Mathura jail in September 2020,” Dr. Khan told The Hindu from Chennai.
“My elderly mother, wife and the entire family are feeling scared after hearing of the new case registered against me, which is a new round of intimidation tactics,” he said.
