UP Police arrest Cleric for pro-Palestine appeal
An FIR was lodged against him at Saraimir police station, and he was arrested with the help of the surveillance cell, police said
Friday May 21, 2021 10:15 AM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
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Azamgarh (UP): Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a Muslim cleric who allegedly appealed to his community to put up the flag of Palestine on their homes and vehicles after the Friday namaaz, in order to show solidarity with Palestinians in the wake of the violence in the Gaza Strip.
The cleric, Maulana Yasir Akhtar, was arrested on Thursday after he was booked under Section 505 (2) (statements conducing to public mischief) of the IPC.
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Varanasi: Continuing its drive against hooch makers and vendors, the Azamgarh police unearthed another illicit liquor manufacturing unit in Mittupur village under Pavai police station on Sunday. One person was arrested in this connection in Didarganj area.
SP Azamgarh Sudhir Kumar Singh said the drive against hooch makers and traders intensified after the recent death of people after consuming spurious liquor on Ambedkarnagar-Azamgarh border, the police unearthed a unit and arrested one Ajay Kumar Yadav of Sarava in Didarganj area.
Apart from 1,040 litre of spirit packed in five drums, police also recovered labels of country and foreign liquor, bottles, caps, stickers, articles of liquor manufacturing and packing and a luxury car. As many as 59 LPG cylinders of domestic category and a jeep were also recovered.