Maurya, who is also a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in Uttar Pradesh, had allegedly said that certain verses of Ramcharitmanas were against women, Dalits and other backward classes.
While a total of 10 people, including Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya, were booked in the case at PGI police station, the NSA has been approved against five as the other four got court relief, said a police officer.