UP: 200 Booked Over Protest Against Derogatory Posts on Quran, Prophet Muhammad

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SHAHJAHANPUR — Police have registered a case against 200 Muslims in connection with the protest that erupted here on Friday following objectionable social media posts against Prophet Muhammad and the Quran.

On September 13, the Muslim community was enraged after the accused, KK Dixit, used demeaning language against Prophet Muhammad and the Quran in his Facebook post.

Strongly criticising, several Muslims raised slogans outside Sadar Kotwali police station, demanding the immediate arrest of Dixit. The latter was subsequently arrested under sections 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 153A (uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The cases were booked after a few Hindutva groups staged a counter-protest against the arrest of Dixit.

Around 200 Muslims have ben booked under sections 191(2) (rioting), 54 (abettor present when offence is committed), 57 (abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons), 324(5) (mischief), 126(2) (wrongful restrain), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) of BNS and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932.

“We have appealed to the people not to make comments against any caste, religion, or individual on social media. No such posts should be made that may spoil communal harmony. However, our social media monitoring team has made a list of those who have posted or forwarded the derogatory post,” the SP was quoted by PTI.

The Muslim community has expressed anger and questioned the police action, saying that the protest was mostly peaceful.

The police officer added that a team has been formed to identify the protesters by scanning viral videos, clips made by the police and CCTV footage. 

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