Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before police over remarks against Prophet Muhammad
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Nupur Sharma has been given time and she will not appear before Bhiwandi Police today.
It has not been specified how much time Sharma has been given.
A case was registered against Sharma for his remarks about Prophet Mohammad.
Nupur Sharma sought time from police: Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was summoned by the Bhiwandi police in Maharashtra on Monday over her alleged objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad, has sought time to appear before the police to record her statement, a senior official said. .
He said that Sharma has been given time and he will not appear before the Bhiwandi police on Monday. The official did not specify how much time Sharma has been given.
He said the Bhiwandi police in Thane district had registered a case against Sharma for his remarks about the Prophet during a TV debate on May 30 following a complaint lodged by a representative of Raza Academy.
An official had earlier said that he had also registered a case against expelled BJP functionary Naveen Kumar Jindal for his alleged controversial tweet against Prophet Mohammad and asked him to record his statement on June 15.
Bhiwandi police on Sunday detained a 19-year-old Muslim man for allegedly making derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammad and showing support to Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks, a senior official had said earlier.
He said the police took him into custody after the tense situation in the town over the viral social media post of the accused angered the Muslim community.
The man has tendered an apology, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-II, Bhiwandi, Yogesh Chavan said on Sunday night, under section 153A (promoting feelings of enmity, enmity or hatred between different groups) of the Indian Penal Code against him. A crime was registered. ,
Chavan appealed to the citizens of the city not to believe in rumors and help the police in maintaining law and order. Earlier, Mumbra police in Thane asked Sharma to appear before them on June 22 and recorded his statement on his remarks.
The Mumbai Police has also summoned him to record a statement regarding his remarks about the Prophet during a TV debate on June 25, which had sparked a major controversy. The police had sought video of the debate from the concerned news channel.
The BJP on June 5 suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi BJP media chief Jindal after his alleged derogatory remarks against the prophet sparked outrage in India and the Gulf.
Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before Thane Police over remarks against Prophet Mohammad
Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before police over remarks against Prophet Muhammad
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Nupur Sharma sought time from police: Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was summoned by the Bhiwandi police in Maharashtra on Monday over her alleged objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad, has sought time to appear before the police to record her statement, a senior official said. .
He said that Sharma has been given time and he will not appear before the Bhiwandi police on Monday. The official did not specify how much time Sharma has been given.
He said the Bhiwandi police in Thane district had registered a case against Sharma for his remarks about the Prophet during a TV debate on May 30 following a complaint lodged by a representative of Raza Academy.
An official had earlier said that he had also registered a case against expelled BJP functionary Naveen Kumar Jindal for his alleged controversial tweet against Prophet Mohammad and asked him to record his statement on June 15.
Bhiwandi police on Sunday detained a 19-year-old Muslim man for allegedly making derogatory remarks on Prophet Mohammad and showing support to Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks, a senior official had said earlier.
He said the police took him into custody after the tense situation in the town over the viral social media post of the accused angered the Muslim community.
The man has tendered an apology, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-II, Bhiwandi, Yogesh Chavan said on Sunday night, under section 153A (promoting feelings of enmity, enmity or hatred between different groups) of the Indian Penal Code against him. A crime was registered. ,
Chavan appealed to the citizens of the city not to believe in rumors and help the police in maintaining law and order. Earlier, Mumbra police in Thane asked Sharma to appear before them on June 22 and recorded his statement on his remarks.
The Mumbai Police has also summoned him to record a statement regarding his remarks about the Prophet during a TV debate on June 25, which had sparked a major controversy. The police had sought video of the debate from the concerned news channel.
The BJP on June 5 suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi BJP media chief Jindal after his alleged derogatory remarks against the prophet sparked outrage in India and the Gulf.
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