Promoting enmity: Police add ‘promoting enmity’ charge to FIR against religious organisation leader | Aurangabad News
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Vaijapur Police In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday the accusation was added by ‘Promote hostility‘ between groups (Section 353 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) in the FIR against Ramgiri Maharaj, the head of a religious organisation in Nashik, for his alleged anti-Islamic statements.
On Friday, an FIR was lodged against Ramgiri Maharaj under Section 302 of the BNS for uttering words intended to hurt the religious sentiments of the people with deliberate intent following complaints from various organisations in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar who had taken up a morcha at the police station.
“The contents of these complaints are also covered under Section 353 (2) of the BNS and hence have been added,” Inspector Shyamsundar Kauthale of Vaijapur police station told TOI.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (rural) Sunil Lanjewar told TOI that all complaints received from across the state against Ramgiri Maharaj would be collected and forwarded to the state intelligence agency for further action.
The police also restored normality in the city on Saturday and continued heavy police deployment in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and neighbouring districts.
We have also recently published the following articles
Tensions escalated in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Shirdi after protests broke out against Ramgiri Maharaj for allegedly making inflammatory statements. A complaint was filed against him, but Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stood by Maharaj and dismissed the allegations as false quotes. The situation in several districts of Maharashtra remained tense even after the controversial video went viral on social media.
Tension erupted in parts of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Shirdi as people protested against Ramgiri Maharaj for his alleged anti-Islam remarks. An FIR was registered under Section 302 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. CM Eknath Shinde, who was on the stage with Maharaj, assured that no religious leader in Maharashtra would face any problem during his tenure.
