Named in 2 known lawsuits, $130,000 total settlements.
Kahlil, Iman vs City New York
Case # 521332/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, October 15, 2019, ended April 1, 2021
$80,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 5, 2018, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Iman Khalil called 911 as a victim of domestic violence, requesting police assistance at her residence in Brooklyn. NYPD officers, including Lt. Salman Asghar and Officer Anthony Villacis, responded to the call. Despite Khalil being the one who sought help, the officers arrested her without any reasonable suspicion or probable cause. Khalil was unlawfully detained and transported to the 62nd Precinct, where her religious headscarf (hijab) was forcibly removed, and she was denied the opportunity to replace it during her detention and booking process. Khalil was later transferred to Central Booking, where she continued to be denied her religious rights. The charges aga...
Solimon, Abdelrhman vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 513047/2019,
Supreme Court - Kings, June 13, 2019, ended July 14, 2021
$50,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On July 5, 2018, the plaintiff was unlawfully stopped, seized, searched, assaulted and arrested by the defendant PO including PO Salman Asghar without any reasonable suspicion of unlawful behaviour. The defendants falsely accused the plaintiff of crimes and illegally searched the plaintiff. The plaintiff was then taken to the 62nd Precinct where he was detained and searched for hours.
