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Second FIR Against Sharjeel Usmani for Elgar Parishad Speech, This Time With Sedition Charges
Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh said on Wednesday that Usmani will be arrested no matter where he is .
AMU student Sharjeel Usmani. Photo: Special Arrangement
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New Delhi:Â Days after Aligarh Muslim University student Sharjeel Usmani was charged with âpromoting enmity between different groupsâ in an FIR filed in Pune, another FIR has been registered against Usmani in Lucknow, this time including charges of sedition.
Indian Express, too is against Usmani’s speech at the Elgar Parishad event of 2021 and based on the complaint of one Anuraj Singh, who says he saw the speech online. According to Singh, Usmani is propagating hate against the Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh.
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Sharjeel Usmani booked for sedition in Lucknow
An FIR under several charges, including sedition, has been registered in Lucknow s Hazratganj police station against former Aligarh Muslim University student Sharjeel Usmani. The FIR was registered on the complaint moved by Anuraj Singh, a Lucknow resident.Â
Singh said that he found a video of Sharjeel s speech at Elgar Parishad the speech on Internet. He accused Usmani of creating hate against the Yogi Adityanath government, promoting enmity among groups, hurting religious sentiments and conspiring against the government.
As per the details, the FIR has been registered under IPC sections 124 A (sedition), 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups), 295 A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 298 (uttering words with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings). Sections of the IT Act are also included in the document.
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Former AMU student Sharjeel Usmani has received backlash for his comments at last week s Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune. Twitter: @SharjeelUsmani Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-03T20:19:15+05:30 Sharjeel Usmani Will Be Arrested For Hurting Religious Sentiments: NCP Leader Anil Deshmukh outlookindia.com 2021-02-03T20:21:50+05:30
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Usmani has received backlash for his comments at last week s Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune.
The Pune police on Tuesday registered a case against Usmani, a former student leader of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), under IPC Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on the ground religion, etc), a senior official said.
Sharjeel Usmani to be arrested for speech from wherever he is: Maharashtra Minister Anil Deshmukh
Police have conducted a probe into the video clippings of a conclave, held on Jan 30, and a case has been registered against Usmani for his offensive remarks . Deshmukh said.
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MUMBAI: Former AMU student Sharjeel Usmani, accused of hurting religious sentiments with his comments at last week s Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune, will be arrested from whichever state he is in, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Wednesday.
He said police have conducted a probe into the video clippings of the conclave, held on January 30, and a case has been registered against Usmani, a Uttar Pradesh resident, for his offensive remarks .