On Sunday (25th August), Pune City Police booked over 300 people for illegally assembling, conducting a protest march without permission, and raising objectionable ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans in front of the Pune Collector’s office.
According to the information received, the Islamist mob carried out the protest march on Friday, without taking necessary permission from the administration. According to Pune City Police officials, a case was lodged at Bund Garden Police Station on Saturday. The accused have been booked under sections 189(2), 190, 196, and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), as well as sections 135 and 37(1) of the Maharashtra Police Act.
Incidentally, the protest where the Islamist mob raised the objectionable ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans – which seek death punishment by beheading – against Saint Ramgiri Maharaj, was organised under the banner of ‘A Sarvdharm Sambhav Mahamorcha’.
During the march, the Islamist protestors demanded Sar tan se Juda [beheading] punishment for Ramgiri Maharaj for his recent remarks during a sermon in Nashik’s Sinnar region. It was seemingly the redux of the Nupur Sharma incident.
During the sermon on 16th August, the Hindu religious leader explained various significant verses from ancient holy Hindu scriptures and urged his followers to lead a righteous life. He indicated that several Islamists had disrespected women in the past because of the religious doctrine they followed.
However, the remarks sparked wide outrage in several districts of Maharashtra including Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nashik, Mumbai, and Pune with several Islamist leaders and organizations filing FIRs against Ramgiri Maharaj for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims.
The Islamists alleged that Ramgiri Maharaj passed derogatory comments on Prophet Mohammed during his sermon on 16th August which enraged the entire Muslim community. Since then they have been demanding ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ (death) punishment for Ramgiri Maharaj. However, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde had extended support to the Hindu saint.
Meanwhile, earlier, on Tuesday, a mob staged a protest against Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district.
Furthermore, it was reported earlier, on 22nd August, that Madhya Pradesh police took strict action against Islamists who pelted stones and created a ruckus in Chhatarpur Kotwali police station on Wednesday afternoon while protesting against Ramgiri Maharaj.
Following the orders of CM Mohan Yadav, the police registered a case against 150 people involved in the ruckus. The FIR included 50 named and 100 other people who pelted stones at the police station injuring two officers. Later accused Haji Shahzad Ali’s house in Mastan Sahab Colony of Chhatarpur city was demolished with the help of a bulldozer.
(Inputs from ANI)
