The hate campaign is showing no signs of receding as two persons, including a woman, have been booked for allegedly passing derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed in Bareilly.
Another person, belonging to the minority community, was also booked for his alleged remarks against a Bharatiya Janata Party leader on social media.
As a precautionary measure, extra police personnel has been deployed near every place of worship and local leaders have been advised to spread a message of peace to maintain communal harmony.
One of the accused booked by police at Prem Nagar police station is Kuldeep Kumar, who is a history sheeter and has been arrested on several occasions by the police. He shared an objectionable post on social media.
The second FIR was registered for sharing a similar social media post against Prophet Mohammed under Section 295A (deliberate or malicious act intended to outrage religious feelings of any class) while the third FIR was registered against Rehan Khan, who shared an inflammatory content against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
Bareilly’s Senior Superintendent of Police Rohit Singh Sajwan said, “We have booked three persons and will take action against everyone who is sharing this objectionable content, regardless of religion or caste.”
In Ballia, a youth was arrested in the Rasra area for allegedly posting objectionable content against Prophet Mohammed on a social media site, a police official said on Monday. Krishna Kumar, who posted the objectionable Facebook post on Sunday, was arrested, Circle Officer (Rasra) Shiv Narain Vaish said.
The case has been registered against him on the complaint of Sheikh Huzaifa, a member of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, who in a tweet on Sunday urged the police to take action against the accused. Taking cognisance of the complaint, the police on Monday arrested Krishna Kumar, the circle officer added.