New Delhi: Police booked a case against Jitender Narayan, alias Waseem Rizvi, who was earlier the chairman of Shia Waqf board of Uttar Pradesh in connection to the hate speeches at a religious conclave in Haridwar.
Police register cases after a massive outrage and condemnation on social media over the open calls for genocide and the use of weapons against Muslims.
After a complaint from Trinamool Congress leader and RTI activist Saket Gokhale police booked a case against Jitender Narayan, alias Waseem Rizvi and others under Section 153A IPC. The FIR says he and others have given a “derogatory and inflammatory statement against Islam” at the conclave.
Wasim Rizvi, after being “expelled” from Islam, converted to Hinduism on December 6 and change his name to Jitender Narayan Tyagi.
“Taking cognizance of the video that is going viral on social media for spreading hatred by giving provocative speeches against a particular religion, a case has been registered against Wasim Rizvi alias Jitendra Narayan Tyagi and others under Section 153A IPC in Kotwali Haridwar and legal proceedings are in progress,” read a tweet by the Uttarakhand police.
Earlier, Controversial Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand organized a three-day conference from 17 to 19 December in Haridwar, where open calls for genocide and the use of weapons against Muslims were made.
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