New Delhi, June 09, 2022: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been named in an FIR registered by the Delhi Police over alleged inflammatory remarks yesterday. Swami Yati Narsinghanand’s name has also been mentioned in the FIR. This comes as the row over the comments on the Prophet by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma has blown up, leading to global outrage.
Sharma has also been named in an FIR by the Delhi Police, while another FIR has named several people including expelled BJP leader Naveen Jindal, and journalist Saba Naqvi, among others.
The Delhi Police has registered two FIRs — one against Nupur Sharma and another against those who have been accused of making "controversial" statements continuously.
While the first FIR named Nupur Sharma, the second named Naveen Jindal, Shadab Chauhan, Saba Naqvi, Maulana Mufti Nadeem, Abdur Rehman, Gulzar Ansari, and Anil Kumar Meena.
Police have booked Nupur Sharma under Sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class), and 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The FIR has been filed by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) unit of the Special Cell of Delhi Police against people for "inciting various groups and creating situations that are detrimental to the maintenance of public tranquillity in the country."
Courtesy: India Today