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Imam was arrested for instigating and abetting riots with his speech delivered on December 13.
Two days after the speech, Jamia students clashed with police during a march against the amended law.
A senior police officer said the first charge sheet in the case was filed against the rioters and sections 124 A IPC and 153 A IPC (Sedition and promoting enmity between classes) were invoked.
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Imam, who came into the limelight during the Shaheen Bagh protest, was arrested from Bihar’s Jehanabad on January 28.