The Delhi Police has registered an First Information Report (FIR) after a video showing anti-Muslim slogans being raised during a protest at the national Capital’s Jantar Mantar area was widely circulated on social media.

“Police have received a video and police teams are examining it. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and an investigation is in progress,” said Deepak Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), New Delhi district.

A video which was doing rounds on social media showed a group of people shouting inflammatory slogans and threatening Muslims during the protest at Jantar Mantar.

Hundreds of people had attended the protest organised by the Bharat Jodo Aandolan at Jantar Mantar on Sunday.

Shipra Srivastava, media in-charge of Bharat Jodo Aandolan, said the protest was held under the leadership of advocate and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay.

However, she denied any links to those who raised anti-Muslim slogans. “The protest was held against colonial laws and demanding to abolish 222 British laws. We have seen the video, but have no idea who they are. The police should take strict action against the persons who raised the slogans,” said Srivastava. Upadhyay, too, denied any involvement in the anti-Muslim slogan shouting incident."I have submitted a complaint to the Delhi Police to examine the video which went viral. If the video is authentic, then strict action should be taken against the persons who were involved in it," he said.

"I have no idea who they are. I have never seen them, never met them and neither called them there. Till the time I was there, they were not seen there. If the video is fake, then a propaganda is being circulated to defame Bharart Jodo Andolan," Upadhyay said.