The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested Mahant Bajrang Muni Das, supervisor of Shri Laxmandas Udasin Ashram, days after he allegedly made a hate speech and issued a “rape threat” in Sitapur. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar mentioned that police arrested him in Sitapur.
The hatemonger seer was arrested after police added a number of new costs in opposition to Bajrang, together with selling enmity between two teams, on the premise of proof collected.
Bajrang Muni Das, the mahant of Maharshi Shri Lakshman Das Udasin Ashram in Khairabad city of Sitapur, had allegedly made a hate speech in opposition to Muslims on April 2. A video of it later surfaced on social media platforms.
In the two-minute video of the speech made outdoors a mosque, he could possibly be heard utilizing the time period “jehadi” to seek advice from a group and threatening them if any Hindu woman is harassed by any man of that group, he would himself rape their girls.
On April 8, Sitapur police had lodged a case in opposition to Bajrang, 38, on the premise of movies that had emerged on social media. Bajrang had issued an apology by night. “To all the mothers and sisters, I would like to apologise. If my video, which is viral, has hurt them, please forgive me… I respect all women.”
Bajrang was later produced in a neighborhood court docket, which despatched him to judicial custody, an officer mentioned. Following arrest, supporters protested outdoors the ashram. To maintain any pressure, PAC and native police personnel have been deployed in and across the ashram.
Questioning the delay within the arrest of the seer, the Samajwadi Party had on Wednesday referred to as the ruling BJP the “biggest enemy of brotherhood”. “Why are police still empty handed? The government should answer. When will the bulldozer run on the accused? The CM should tell,” the celebration requested in a tweet. The put up was adopted by one other tweet by SP president Akhilesh Yadav through which he requested CM Yogi Adityanath to behave in opposition to the criminals hiding behind a saint’s gown.
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