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The Supreme Court allowed Mr Jindal to move Delhi High Court for quashing of FIRs lodged over his alleged remarks and said all future FIRs would also be transferred to Delhi Police for investigation.
The apex court on August 8 had granted interim protection from arrest to Kumar and issued notices to the Centre, West Bengal government, and others on Kumar's plea seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against her. Sharma's remark on the Prophet during a TV debate had triggered protests across the country and drew sharp reactions from many Gulf countries. Prophet Remark Row: Supreme Court Transfers FIRs Against Journalist Navika Kumar to Delhi Police.
The bench, also comprising Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and P.S. Narasimha, told the counsel, "we would suggest you to withdraw". After a brief hearing in the matter, the petitioner's counsel withdrew the petition and the top court dismissed the case as withdrawn. 📰 Prophet Remark Row: Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Nupur Sharma’s Arrest, Says ‘Has Far Reaching Consequences’.
Protests erupted in Telangana following the alleged remarks by the suspended BJP leader on Prophet Mohammed. Singh has been detained under the Preventive Detention Act (PD Act) and is being lodged in Central Prison, Cheriapally, said Hyderabad Police on Thursday.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has blamed suspended BJP MLA T Raj Singh for the current communal tension in parts of Hyderabad.