Haridwar Kotwali station in-charge (SHO) Rakinder Singh said on Monday that the names of Swami Dharamdas and Sadhvi Annapurna alias Pooja Shakun Pandey, residents of Bihar, were added to the FIR lodged after scanning the available footage of the program.
Pooja Shakun Pandey is the Mahamandaleshwar of Niranjini Akhara and general secretary of Hindu Mahasabha.
In the FIR lodged on December 23 last, initially only Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi was named. Before leaving Islam and adopting Hinduism, Tyagi’s name was Wasim Rizvi.
Wasim Rizvi was the former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Central Shia Waqf Board, which has recently changed its name claiming to convert to Hinduism.
The FIR was registered under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language).
According to Hindustan Times, the SHO of Haridwar Kotwali police station said, ‘With the addition of two names, the total number of accused named in the case has now increased to three. As the investigation progresses, more accused will be identified and added to the case.
Uttarakhand’s Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar said, “Such incidents and hate speech will not be tolerated at all.” He also assured of all possible legal action against the accused if found guilty.
Police officers of the rank of sub-inspector of Kotwali police station are investigating the matter.
According to The Hindu, Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar said that the provisions of the Anti-Terrorist Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) are being legally investigated to add to the existing case.
In a video clip, the accused is seen telling Annapurna Sabha that Hindus should give up books and take up arms against Muslims.
The other accused, Dharamdas Maharaj, had said there were 500 Pakistans in India, where Hindu rituals could not be performed and called for the assassination of former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
Let us tell you that ‘Dharma Sansad’ was organized by Hindu fundamentalist Yeti Narasimhanand in Haridwar between December 17-19, in which openly hate speeches were given against Muslims and minorities, even calling for their genocide. was also done.
In the program, Narasimhanand made provocative statements against the Muslim society and said that he will give one crore rupees to the person who becomes ‘Hindu Prabhakaran’.
In this program on December 19, he had said, ‘When we needed help, the Hindu community did not help us, but if a young worker is ready to become a Hindu Prabhakaran, I will give him Rs 1 crore before anyone else. Give. If he continues like this for a year, I will raise at least Rs 100 crore.
Along with Prabhakaran, Narasimhanand also mentioned two leaders of the Khalistani separatist movement – Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Shabeg Singh. Singh was Bhindranwale’s military advisor and played a major role in the formation of the ‘Mukti Vahini Sena’, which supported Bangladesh during the 1971 war.
the wire had told in its detailed reports that due to the hate speech given by Narasimhanand, terrible riots broke out in North-East Delhi in February 2020. Narasimhananda and his so-called disciples can be seen regularly delivering violent and provocative speeches against Muslims.
Several FIRs are registered against Narasimhanand in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Earlier this year, Delhi Police filed an FIR against him for his remarks about Prophet Muhammad during a press conference in Delhi.
BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay also participated in Haridwar’s ‘Dharma Sansad’, who was arrested sometime back for making provocative statements against Muslims at Jantar Mantar. BJP Mahila Morcha leader Udita Tyagi also participated in this controversial program.
It is known that 76 lawyers of the Supreme Court have written a letter to Chief Justice NV Ramana, seeking directions for strict action against those who made provocative statements against Muslim society in the recent programs held in Delhi and Haridwar.
(with input from news agency language)
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