The Gorakhpur police booked four persons for treason after the activists of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Brahmin Jan Kalyan Samiti staged demonstration and also handed over a complaint against the accused claiming that they hoisted a Pakistani flag at their house.
The accused, however, said that the flag was `Islamic’ and not of Pakistan as alleged by the Hindu outfit leaders.
The incident took place at Mundra Bazaar Ward No. 10 in the Chauri Chaura area of Gorakhpur.
An FIR was registered which states that the incident took place on Wednesday. Gorakhpur police shared the action taken in the incident on their official Twitter account.
According to Gorakhpur police, the house owners said that the flags were Islamic symbols and had nothing to do with Pakistan. The police, however, took cognisance of the situation after some people gathered at Chauri Chaura on the information that Pakistani flags were hoisted at the house.
Four individuals, namely Taleem, Pappu, Ashique and Arif have been booked on charges of treason.
According to media reports, the police said that they initially received a complaint based on a video, which showed an alleged Pakistani flag atop a house in Gorakhpur. The police have not taken any action against the outfits/individuals who allegedly attacked the house and pelted stones in the area.
According to media reports, a complaint was registered on behalf of the national president of Brahmin Jan Kalyan Samiti, Kalyan Pandey. The accused have been booked on charge of sedition.
A force has been deployed in the area to keep the law and order normal.
“We have filed an FIR and a legal course of action is being followed. We will take strict action against the culprits”, Manoj Awasthi, SP, Gorakhpur told reporters.
In a tweet, the Gorakhpur police said that they had seized the flag and formed three teams to probe the matter further and were following due procedures.