Second FIR lodged in Dharma Sansad case

The second FIR in the case was lodged at Jwalapur police station in Haridwar on January 2 on the basis of a complaint lodged by Nadeem Ali

January 03, 2022 01:07 pm | Updated 01:25 pm IST - Dehradun

Activists of various left organizations shout slogans during a protest against hate speech in New Delhi on December 27, 2021.

Activists of various left organizations shout slogans during a protest against hate speech in New Delhi on December 27, 2021.

A second FIR has been lodged against 10 persons in connection with a Dharma Sansad held in Haridwar where hate speeches were allegedly delivered by some participants against Muslims.

The second FIR in the case was lodged at Jwalapur police station in Haridwar on January 2 on the basis of a complaint lodged by Nadeem Ali, a resident of the area, said senior Sub-Inspector of Jwalapur Nitesh Sharma.

Ten persons named in the second FIR are the event’s organiser Yati Narasimhanand Giri, Jitendra Narayan Tyagi formerly known as Waseem Rizvi, Sindhu Sagar, Dharamdas, Parmananda, Sadhvi Annapurna, Anand Swaroop, Ashwini Upadhyay, Suresh Chahwan and Prabodhanand Giri, he said.

The FIR was lodged at Jwalapur police station and transferred to the city police station where the first FIR in connection with the case was lodged, the official said.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was also constituted on January 2 to probe the case. The BJP Government in Uttarakhand is under tremendous pressure for acting against those who delivered the hate speeches against Muslims at the Dharma Sansad held in Haridwar from December 16-19.

Muslims held protest marches in Dehradun and Haridwar on Friday and Saturday demanding immediate arrest of those who delivered the provocative speeches at the Sansad.

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