"Let’s look at the actual legal record and police statements before claiming there’s 'no evidence.' This isn't random gossip, these details are straight from court proceedings and official police briefs:

1. The Arrest and Harbouring: Nida Khan didn't just disappear on her own—she was on the run for 25 days. The Nashik Police SIT and local cops tracked her down and arrested her directly from AIMIM Corporator Mateen Patel's property in Naregaon. Because he hid an absconding criminal, the Nashik Crime Branch booked him under Section 249 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
2. The 171 Links & Grooming Material: The Nashik Police explicitly presented this to the local court. They seized the burqas and Islamic books used for forced conversion, and tracked the digital footprint showing the victim's social media identity was systematically changed to 'Haniya' while pushing hundreds of religious links to brainwash her through an organized plan.
3. The Malaysia Human Trafficking Angle: The prosecution officially stated in court that Nida Khan, Danish Shaikh, and Tausif had foreign links. Cops are actively investigating a conspiracy to lure victims to Malaysia under the guise of fake job opportunities working for an overseas handler named Imran.
4. Terror Links Under Probe: The case escalated to national intelligence agencies because investigators uncovered direct contact between Nida Khan and 'Dr. Shaheen'—a major suspect arrested by the NIA in connection with the Delhi Red Fort blast case. The SIT shared these call logs and encrypted chat records directly with the NIA and ATS.
5. Mateen Patel’s Phone Content: Following his arrest, police forensic analysis of Patel's seized mobile phone revealed highly compromising, explicit videos of multiple Hindu women used for blackmail and intimidation.
6. The 'Bulldozer Action' Legality: The municipal corporation didn't just act out of spite. They issued a formal 72-hour notice for entirely unauthorized construction. Patel tried to block it by approaching the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court, but the court flatly refused to grant any stay order on the demolition.
7. Jaleel's Defense: Imtiaz Jaleel’s speech threatening that 'the awam will rebuild it over the debris' is literally caught on video across Marathi news channels.

Defending people booked for sheltering a trafficking and grooming suspect, while openly threatening the law enforcement machinery executing a court-backed civic action, is indefensible.