New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday, October 12, asked the Delhi Police why its officers entered activist Nadeem Khan's house, where he alleged he was confined on September 29 to keep him away from the anti-Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) protest at Jantar Mantar.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma issued notice on the plea of Khan, national secretary of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR). It directed the police to file a status report within two weeks.

"How can you enter house of this man? You have right to conduct duty but how can you in such a way? Where is your cause to confine him? Denying permission is your right," the bench told the police counsel....