Haridwar Hate Speeches, Call for Muslims’ Genocide, Police Booked Ex- Muslim alias Wasim Rizwi

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.

सोशल मीडिया पर धर्म विशेष के खिलाफ भड़काऊ भाषण देकर नफरत फैलाने संबंधी वायरल हो रहे वीडियो का संज्ञान लेते हुए वसीम रिजवी उर्फ जितेंद्र नारायण त्यागी एवं अन्य के विरुद्ध कोतवाली हरिद्वार में धारा 153A IPC के अंतर्गत मुकदमा पंजीकृत किया गया है और विधिक कार्यवाही प्रचलित है। @ANI pic.twitter.com/0NLBwPqQhV
— Uttarakhand Police (@uttarakhandcops) December 23, 2021

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