Madhya Pradesh police have so far arrested 10 people and detained over eight on Saturday for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans during a Muharram procession in Ujjain on Thursday evening. The video of the procession where the crowd can be seen cheering for Pakistan has gone viral on social media.
A case of treason under sections 124A, 153B and 188 has been registered against the accused, Ujjain SP Amrendra Singh said.
Meanwhile, Dabang Hindu Sena burnt an effigy of Pakistan in the city. The police are grilling the accused to find out whether the shouting of slogans was pre-planned.
Notably, the Muharram procession while crossing Geeta Colony in Ujjain was stopped by the police owing to Covid-19 norms and guidelines. This irked the crowd who began chanting slogans hailing Pakistan.
The incident occurred at around 10:15 PM on Thursday when Zafar, Anees, Abdul, Ajeej and others began sloganeering. After this, a heavy police force had to be deployed with senior officers rushing to the spot.
Superintendent of police (SP), Ujjain, Satendra Kumar Shukla said that ten persons had been identified on the basis of a video clip. “We have arrested all the identified ones and detained some of the suspects. They are being interrogated. Police teams have been fanned and absconding accused will be arrested soon,” he said. The perpetrators are all in the age group of 20-25 years.