India, Feb. 14 -- A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case filed by the police for allegedly obstructing officers trying to arrest a proclaimed offender in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar.

Special Judge Jitendra Singh of Rouse Avenue court barred Khan's arrest until February 24, the next date of hearing, directing him to join the investigation as required by the police.

The judge also ordered that his questioning at Jamia Nagar Police Station on Thursday be conducted under CCTV surveillance.

In response to a notice served upon him by the police to appear for questioning, Khan appeared at the police station between 5pm and 5.30pm and left by 8-8.30pm, ...