Police have been placed on alert on Sunday after some individuals who gathered to protest in opposition to priest Narsinghanand Saraswati’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad pelted stones on the Sheikhpura police put up, officers stated.
A case has been registered in opposition to 21 named and 40-50 unknown people below varied sections of the regulation for pelting stones, they stated.
A bunch of individuals took to the streets outdoors the police poist in Sheikhpura on Sunday to protest in opposition to Narasinghanand’s remarks.
Superintendent of Police (Metropolis) Abhimanyu Manglik stated, “The incident occurred when members of the Muslim group gathered on the Sheikhpura Qadeem put up to submit a memorandum. Amid the group, some unruly components started throwing stones on the police put up, making a tense scenario within the space.” Police responded promptly, dispersing these concerned in pelting stones and deployed extra police personnel to take care of order, he stated.
Manglik confirmed that nobody was injured within the incident and that roughly a dozen people have been taken into custody.
Police at the moment are figuring out the perpetrators via movies of the incident and have issued a excessive alert within the district.
Two FIRs have already been registered in opposition to him — one in Ghaziabad and one other in Amravati, Maharashtra.
His aides have claimed that Narsinghanand has been detained over allegations of constructing objectionable remarks in opposition to Prophet Muhammad throughout a programme held at Hindi Bhavan of Ghaziabad on September 29 and his whereabouts usually are not recognized.
Police has not confirmed his detention but.
Heavy police deployment has been made outdoors the Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad the place he resides to keep away from any untoward incident.
