Twelve Muslims have been detained from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district for providing namaz in an empty home, officers mentioned on Sunday. The row over the prayer gathering erupted after video purportedly exhibiting folks providing namaz inside the home was circulated on social media, PTI reported citing officers.
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Police mentioned the “precautionary motion” was taken after receiving info from folks in Mohammadganj village {that a} vacant home was allegedly getting used as a “short-term madrasa” for the previous a number of weeks.
The 12 detained individuals have been issued challans below sections associated to breach of peace and later produced earlier than a Justice of the Peace, who granted them bail. Efforts are underway to hint three different individuals who’re absconding, police mentioned.
“Conducting any new non secular exercise or gathering with out permission is a violation of the legislation. Strict motion shall be taken if such actions are repeated,” SP (South) Anshika Verma was quoted as saying. She appealed to folks to keep up peace and legislation and order.
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In keeping with police, preliminary inquiry revealed that the vacant home belongs to at least one Hanif, and was getting used briefly for Friday namaz. No written permission or legitimate paperwork could possibly be produced when sought by the authorities, they mentioned.
Police mentioned some villagers had objected to the prayers being held commonly on the home with out permission and knowledgeable the authorities, following which the police reached the spot and stopped the gathering.
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Congress chief Dr Shama Mohamed questioned the police over its motion in opposition to the 12 folks and mentioned, “Uttar Pradesh Police in Bareilly have arrested 12 Muslim folks for providing namaz inside their very own properties after a video surfaced. On what grounds have been they arrested, @bareillypolice? Which legislation did they violate? Have all criminals within the state been neutralised that the UP Police is now busy terrorising its personal residents for praying inside their properties? (sic).”
The web video has been taken under consideration as a part of the investigation, police mentioned.
