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UP Police Books Ex-AMU Student Sharjeel Usmani With Sedition Charge
Earlier on Tuesday, the Pune police had booked Sharjeel Usmani under section 153 A for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups of people on the ground of religion. Twitter/ Sharjeel Usmani Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-04T21:17:06+05:30 UP Police Books Ex-AMU Student Sharjeel Usmani With Sedition Charge outlookindia.com 2021-02-04T21:34:26+05:30
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The Lucknow police on Thursday registered a case against former AMU student Sharjeel Usmani. The FIR against him includes a charge of sedition. This development came a day after Maharastra police booked Usmani for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of people with his remarks at the Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune.
Sharjeel Usmani Will Be Arrested For Hurting Religious Sentiments: NCP Leader Anil Deshmukh
Former AMU student Sharjeel Usmani has received backlash for his comments at last week s Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune. Twitter: @SharjeelUsmani Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-03T20:19:15+05:30 Sharjeel Usmani Will Be Arrested For Hurting Religious Sentiments: NCP Leader Anil Deshmukh outlookindia.com 2021-02-03T20:21:50+05:30
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Usmani has received backlash for his comments at last week s Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune.
The Pune police on Tuesday registered a case against Usmani, a former student leader of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), under IPC Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on the ground religion, etc), a senior official said.
Will Arrest Sharjeel Usmani for Elgar Parishad Speech, Says Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
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A day after the Pune Police registered an FIR against Sharjeel Usmani for his speech at the recently held Elgar Parishad conclave, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the alumnus of the Aligarh Muslim University will be arrested.
The FIR was filed against Usmani under Section 153-A of the Indian Penal Code, for promoting enmity between different groups based on grounds of religion, after the regional secretary of Bhartiya Yuva Janta Morcha, Pradip Haribhou Gawade complained against him. The police have inspected the statements made by Sharjeel on the platform of Elgar Parishad. He is not in Maharashtra, but wherever he is, we will arrest him, Deshmukh told reporters.
Sharjeel Usmani to be arrested for speech from wherever he is: Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh
Police have conducted a probe into the video clippings of a conclave, held on Jan 30, and a case has been registered against Usmani for his offensive remarks . Deshmukh said.
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MUMBAI: Former AMU student Sharjeel Usmani, accused of hurting religious sentiments with his comments at last week s Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune, will be arrested from whichever state he is in, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Wednesday.
He said police have conducted a probe into the video clippings of the conclave, held on January 30, and a case has been registered against Usmani, a Uttar Pradesh resident, for his offensive remarks .