Series of police complaints and FIRs registered across India and in Hyderabad against News 18 India’s managing editor Amish Devgan over his comment about renowned Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer.

Hyderabad: Several complaints have been submitted against News18 channel anchor Amish Devgan for allegedly making derogatory remarks during his program against Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisthi at several police stations in the city on Wednesday.

One complaint was made by Muttahida Majlis-e-Mashayeq, a group of religious scholars, at the Bahadurpura police station. In the complaint, they said that during a show on News18, Devgan made derogatory remarks against Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisthi, popular known as Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz.

The Ajmer Dargah is the shrine of the Sufi saint who is a revered figure for the community. The complainants demanded action against Devgan and asked the police to register a FIR. The Bahadurpura police took the complaint and have sought legal opinion.

Similar complaints were lodged at the Rein Bazaar police station by the Chisti Foundation Hyderabad and by the Markazi Majlis-e-Quadriya at the Kamatipura police station.

Derogatory Remarks

On Monday, the news anchor, during a debate on a PIL about the Place of Worship Special Provision Act on his show ‘Aar Par’, had called Khwaja Moinuddin Chisthi, better known as Khwaja Ghreeb Nawaz, an “attacker” and “looter”.

Devgan can be seen referring to the revered sufi as “aakranta Chishti” and “lootere Chishti”. Following that, several police complaints and FIRs were registered against the anchor across the country.