A screen grab from the viral video.
This video has been shared by a journalist on Twitter. In the 41-second clip, a man in police uniform can also be seen in the background.
A video has surfaced on social media in which a saffron-clad Hindu monk can be heard publicly calling for abduction and rape of Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh amid a crowd of people chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ . Sitapur. The police have started investigation based on the viral footage.
“If any Muslim man goes after Hindu women, I will kidnap Muslim women in public and openly rape them,” Mahant said.
Sitapur is about 100 km from the state capital Lucknow.
The video was shared by a journalist on Twitter and the official handle of Uttar Pradesh Police was tagged. In the 41-second clip, a man in police uniform can also be seen in the background.
Trigger alert! In front of a mosque in the presence of police personnel a Mahant warns that he will kidnap Muslim women and ₹.@Feather them in the open. According to locals, Shesh Wali Masjid, Khairabad, near Sitapur. This happened on 2nd April 2022, at 2 pm. @sitapurpolice @ to the police pic.twitter.com/wkBNLnqUW0
— Mohammad Zubair (@zoo_bear) April 7, 2022
Further, he alleged that a conspiracy was hatched to kill him and a reward of Rs 28 lakh was placed on his head.
The journalist said the video was shot on April 2 but “no action was taken by the police even after five days”.
Replying to his tweet, Sitapur Police said that investigation has been started and a senior officer is probing the matter.
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