Practically three weeks after it was reported that Yati Narsinghanand, the controversial head priest of Dasna Devi Temple in Ghaziabad, was allegedly detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police on October 5 for making objectionable remarks towards Islam, Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra stated on Friday that Narsinghanand was not detained by the Ghaziabad Police within the case.
This comes after a four-minute video clip that the police obtained on Friday, purportedly confirmed Narsinghanand requesting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to launch him from the “unconstitutional and unlawful home arrest by the UP Police”.
“Maharaj, kripa karke mujhe iss Uttar Pradesh Police ki asanvaidahanik, gairkanooni nazar bandi se chutkara dilayiye (Maharaj, I request you to set me free from UP Police’s unconstitutional, unlawful home arrest),” Narsinghanand might be seen saying within the video.
Narsinghanand was allegedly detained after his objectionable remarks towards Islam, allegedly made in Ghaziabad on September 29, triggered protests and police complaints in a number of states apart from UP, together with Maharashtra and Telangana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
He was booked by the Ghaziabad Police on October 3 beneath sections 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, supposed to outrage spiritual emotions), 302 (deliberately hurting spiritual sentiments) and 197 (actions that hurt nationwide integration) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Chatting with The Indian Categorical on Friday, Mishra stated, “Narsinghanand was not detained by the Ghaziabad Police… When an individual is detained, from his watch to cellphone, all the pieces is taken from him. But it surely appears he was at a five-star lodge.”
Requested in regards to the purported video, Mishra stated, “He (Narsinghanand) is saying he has been detained by the UP Police. Why is he not saying which district police has detained him and the way did he get entry to a cellphone to shoot the video?”
Within the video, Narsinghanand is seen saying that the secretary of Mumbai-based Hazrat Gareeb Nawaz Welfare Belief, Mohammad Yusuf, and his associates, have filed a public Curiosity Litigation (PIL) towards him within the Allahabad Excessive Court docket.
“I’m on the facet of justice. I need to collect proof of no matter I’ve spoken towards Mohammad and his followers and current it earlier than the courtroom in order that justice might be served. You can’t declare me a legal with out listening to my facet and I can not do this being beneath home arrest,” he’s heard saying.
Addressing Adityanath as “the solar of Sanatan Dharma”, Narsinghanand is heard saying that if he isn’t rescued from home arrest, he can be “killed by the followers of Islam”. “I need to current my facet earlier than my loss of life,” he added.
Additional, within the video, he may be seen saying that he desires to inform the HC that “Islam and its followers have dedicated heinous crimes towards not solely Sanatan Dharma but in addition the whole world”. “They’ve killed many individuals and dedicated crimes towards ladies and damaged temples and mutts. I need to current all this proof earlier than the courtroom,” he’s heard saying.
