Agra: Police have arrested five people, who were allegedly heard shouting ‘Pakistan’ slogans HailIn the viral video captured during Samajwadi Party demonstrations, officials said on Friday.
The arrested accused have been identified as Pankaj alias Pare, Arif Khan, Chandra Prakash, Deepak Valmiki and Madhukar Singh Residents of Sultanganj Pulia locality.
In a video posted on social media on Thursday evening, Pankaj is seen raising slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad‘ during a protest against the state government led by Samajwadi Party’s (SP) Agra district unit chief Wajid Nisar.
However, Nisar distanced himself from Pankaj and asked the police to take action against him.
Nisar said, “As soon as the matter came to my notice, I gave a written application and demanded action against the person involved in anti-national activities.”
The protest was part of state-wide demonstrations by the SP against the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government.
Later, Pankaj released a video and claimed that he only raised slogans in praise of SP leaders Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav.
“Why would I raise slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’? I am a Thakur born and brought up here (India),” he said.
Superintendent of Police Botre Rohan Pramod said that an FIR has been registered against the five arrested accused and about 25 unidentified people at the Nai Mandi police station.
They have been charged under sections 147 (rioting), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection), 153B (claims against national integration), 505(2) (causing or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes), 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Epidemic Act, the official said.
He said that efforts are on to identify the rest of the accused.
The arrested accused have been identified as Pankaj alias Pare, Arif Khan, Chandra Prakash, Deepak Valmiki and Madhukar Singh Residents of Sultanganj Pulia locality.
In a video posted on social media on Thursday evening, Pankaj is seen raising slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad‘ during a protest against the state government led by Samajwadi Party’s (SP) Agra district unit chief Wajid Nisar.
However, Nisar distanced himself from Pankaj and asked the police to take action against him.
Nisar said, “As soon as the matter came to my notice, I gave a written application and demanded action against the person involved in anti-national activities.”
The protest was part of state-wide demonstrations by the SP against the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government.
Later, Pankaj released a video and claimed that he only raised slogans in praise of SP leaders Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh Yadav.
“Why would I raise slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’? I am a Thakur born and brought up here (India),” he said.
Superintendent of Police Botre Rohan Pramod said that an FIR has been registered against the five arrested accused and about 25 unidentified people at the Nai Mandi police station.
They have been charged under sections 147 (rioting), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act), 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection), 153B (claims against national integration), 505(2) (causing or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes), 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Epidemic Act, the official said.
He said that efforts are on to identify the rest of the accused.
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