Like every year, Bakrid in India is witnessing controversy around Muslims imposing their cruel customs on innocent neighbourhoods. Muslim journalists have also started claiming troubles to Muslims celebrating their festival of slaughtering an innocent goat.
Qureshi threatened the girl saying that as soon as she turned 18, he would convert her to Islam. A complaint has been filed under sections 354 (K), 352, 504, and 506 and against religious conversion under sections 3 and 4.
Several Hindu activists raised their voices against the post after which the police took cognisance of the event and arrested Abu Talha under section 505 (promoting enmity, hatred) of the Income Tax Act and section 67 of the Information Technology Act.
The Uttar Pradesh police arrested the accused Khurshid within 24 hours of the complaint. He has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.
Founder of online news channel Headlines India Naveen Chauhan said in a Facebook post that he has been getting threats since the channel published an expose on a madrasa in Uttar Pradesh.
The campaign, which will continue till July 31, seeks to settle inheritance-related cases that have been pending in Village Sabhas for several years now.
The accused was arrested days after he and his wife returned from the trip. Hashim was caught by the police while he was going to a repay local liability in the Mandi Chowk area of the city on June 26.