Ahmedabad: Police personnel detain people during a protest demanding the arrest of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks against Prophet Muhammad, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, June 12, 2022.
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Gujarat Police had arrested 5 people in Rajkot and 3 in Surat.
The arrested people allegedly pasted posters of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
Apart from this, a WhatsApp message was also circulated by him inciting communal violence.
The Gujarat Police has arrested eight people for pasting posters bearing the prints of the shoes of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. 5 people were arrested in Rajkot, while 3 were arrested in Surat. Apart from pasting posters, the accused allegedly tried to create unrest by circulating a message on WhatsApp, asking Muslims to ensure that what happened in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand is repeated in Gujarat as well.
In the last 2 to 3 days, a WhatsApp video had gone viral in which two people could be seen pasting the shoe print symbol on Nupur Sharma’s poster. The text message also tells Muslims that merely printing 40-50 posters will not serve their purpose, but more needs to be done to ensure repeatability of incidents in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
After closely examining the viral video and message, the police were able to trace Mohd Tawfiq Mohd Rafig Shaikh.
(resident of Chand Subedar Building, Nanpura) and as Saddam Rauf Syed (resident of Jamalsha Mohalla, Kadsha ni Nal) In the video going viral, posters of Nupur Sharma are seen pasting.
In interrogation of these two, the police reached Imran Habib Khan Pathan, an employee of a printing press in Surat and got the posters of Nupur Sharma printed for them.
Similarly, 5 people have been detained for pasting posters of Nupur Sharma in Rajkot. Police identified all the five after accessing CCTV footage pasting posters in Rajkot.
Prominent members of the minority community had submitted a memorandum to the Rajkot district collector three days ago in protest against Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad.
Prophet remarks: 8 arrested in Gujarat for pasting posters bearing Nupur Sharma’s shoe prints
Ahmedabad: Police personnel detain people during a protest demanding the arrest of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks against Prophet Muhammad, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, June 12, 2022.
Highlight
The Gujarat Police has arrested eight people for pasting posters bearing the prints of the shoes of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. 5 people were arrested in Rajkot, while 3 were arrested in Surat. Apart from pasting posters, the accused allegedly tried to create unrest by circulating a message on WhatsApp, asking Muslims to ensure that what happened in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand is repeated in Gujarat as well.
In the last 2 to 3 days, a WhatsApp video had gone viral in which two people could be seen pasting the shoe print symbol on Nupur Sharma’s poster. The text message also tells Muslims that merely printing 40-50 posters will not serve their purpose, but more needs to be done to ensure repeatability of incidents in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
After closely examining the viral video and message, the police were able to trace Mohd Tawfiq Mohd Rafig Shaikh.
(resident of Chand Subedar Building, Nanpura) and as Saddam Rauf Syed (resident of Jamalsha Mohalla, Kadsha ni Nal)
In the video going viral, posters of Nupur Sharma are seen pasting.
In interrogation of these two, the police reached Imran Habib Khan Pathan, an employee of a printing press in Surat and got the posters of Nupur Sharma printed for them.
Similarly, 5 people have been detained for pasting posters of Nupur Sharma in Rajkot. Police identified all the five after accessing CCTV footage pasting posters in Rajkot.
Prominent members of the minority community had submitted a memorandum to the Rajkot district collector three days ago in protest against Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks about Prophet Mohammad.
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