A Haridwar court docket on Sunday despatched the organizer of the controversial Dharma Sansad in Haridwar, Yeti Narasimhanand, to 14-day judicial custody.
Haridwar police station SHO Rakinder Singh Kathait stated a case has been registered in opposition to him beneath sections 295 (A) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code and he has been despatched to Roshanabad jail.
Section 295(a) offers with intentional and malicious acts with intent to outrage spiritual emotions of any class by insulting its faith or spiritual beliefs, whereas part 509 offers with phrases, gestures or expressions with intent to outrage the modesty of a girl. associated to the work.
Yati Narasimhanand, the pinnacle priest of Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, was picked up Saturday night time from Sarvanand Ghat within the Ganges, the place he was holding a satyagraha in opposition to the arrest of one other accused within the case, Jitendra Narayan Tyagi. Wasim Rizvi.
Tyagi is already in jail, Kathait stated.
In the Parliament of Religions held from December 17-19, some audio system are accused of giving hate speech in opposition to a selected group.
In this connection, two FIRs are registered in Haridwar in opposition to greater than ten individuals together with Narasimhanand and Tyagi.
Special investigation workforce is investigating the matter.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
