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Cases were registered against Nupur Sharma for hurting religious sentiments in Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi, West Bengal and Mumbai. (File photo: Facebook)
In 2022, there were protests in several parts of the country and several FIRs were filed against Nupur Sharma following her controversial comments.
Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma has been given a license to keep a personal gun. The leader’s controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad had sparked massive outrage and even invited reaction from Muslim countries. There were protests in many parts of the country and several FIRs were registered against him.
A Delhi Police official said on Thursday that Sharma had applied for a gun license as he was receiving death threats. In 2022, protests broke out in several parts of the country and several FIRs were filed against Sharma following his controversial comments.
40 people, including 20 policemen, were injured in violence amid protests in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. Violent protests also took place in several other parts of the country.
Cases were registered against Nupur Sharma for hurting religious sentiments in Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi, West Bengal and Mumbai. The suspended BJP leader had also approached the Supreme Court seeking clubbing of all pending FIRs against him.
The apex court, however, refused to grant him relief and reprimanded him over his televised remarks on Prophet Muhammad saying that he was alone responsible for the unrest in the country. She later filed another petition saying that following the SC’s criticism against her comments, she has been facing rape and death threats.
Whereas India The backdrop of the controversy saw violent protests, some even being killed for supporting Sharma. Umesh KolheA pharmacist from Maharashtra’s Amravati was murdered by “radical Islamists of Tablighi Jamaat” for sharing a social media post in support of the suspended BJP leader.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its charge sheet, called it an “act of terror” by a “gang of radicalized men”, adding that the accused wanted to make an example of the murder they committed on the basis of Kolhe. accused of hurting religious sentiments
The NIA in its charge sheet said, “Investigation has revealed that radical Islamists of Tablighi Jamaat committed the murder of Umesh Kolhe on the grounds of allegedly hurting religious sentiments, promoting enmity, ill will and hatred between different castes and religions.” especially in the middle. Hindus and Muslims in India, which is detrimental to the maintenance of social harmony.”
The agency said the terrorist gang was highly influenced by the ideology of brutality ‘Gustakh-e-Nabi ki Ek Punishment, Sar Tan Se Juda’. The Islamic slogan, ‘Gustakh-e-Rasool ki ek hi saza, sar tan se juda, sar tan se juda’, roughly translates to ‘There is only one punishment for speaking against the Prophet and that is beheading’.
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