On Sunday, a Muslim man identified as Imran was arrested by the police for burning a copy of the Quran in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh and supporting Ramgiri Maharaj. In the video shared on social media, the man posted his video of burning the Quran raising the hackles of the Muslim community.
As per the reports, ‘The members of the Muslim community rushed to the police station after watching the video and demanded the arrest of the accused. The police filed an FIR in the case and arrested Imran. They have also stated that strict action will be taken against him’, according to the media reports.
In the case, the complaint has been filed by Shahid, a councillor from Ward 24 in Shikarpur, Bulandshahr district, against the accused Imran at the Shikarpur police station.
He said that on September 1st, Imran, a resident of Mohalla Ganj Sadat, shared a video on social media. ‘In the viral video, Imran is seen burning the Quran Sharif, Islam’s sacred book. He is also making inappropriate comments about Islam and this has infuriated Muslims. Imran, the accused, should face serious consequences’, he said.
Based on the complaint, the police have filed an FIR against the accused Imran under sections 192, 299, 302, and 353 of the IPC. The FIR copy filed in the case mentioned that the accused had hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community.
In the video, Imran indicated that Islam was never a peaceful religion and that the people following it were committing a mistake. The accused said, ‘Quran suggests to murder Kafirs, it promotes teen talakh and halal practices which lead to disrespecting women. Sharia allows the marriage of a 9-year-old girl just because Paigamber Mohammed did it. Is this justice? Many today are raping minors, abusing them. How can people snatch the childhood of minors? There’s no equality in Islam’.
He further added that whatever Swami Ramgiri Maharaj said was all correct. ‘Mohammed Paigamber has promoted all the wrong things. I agree I don’t know complete Islam but I have the guts to call out wrongdoings which these Maulanas and Muftis can’t do. I am just burning away this book’.
He further added, ‘What these people have done to Bangladeshi Hindus is also wrong. These Muslims are yelling slogans of ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ against Swami Ramgiri Maharaj who spoke for Bangladeshi Hindus. These Muslims eliminated the context in which Swami Ramgiri Maharaj said and accused him of blasphemy. I am against all this, committing this act and accepting Sanatan Dharma’.
In the given case, the UP Police is said to have responded quickly to arrest Imran.
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