Hindu College professor Ratan Lal was arrested by Cyber Police Station, North under sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (Image: Ratan Lal/Facebook)
In his complaint, lawyer Vineet Jindal said that Lal had recently shared “derogatory, provocative and provocative tweets on Shivling”.
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Ratan Lal, an associate professor at Delhi University’s Hindu College, was arrested on Friday night for an objectionable social media post referring to claims of a ‘Shivling’ found inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi, police said. He said Lal has been punished under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, caste, place of birth, residence, language, etc. and doing prejudicial act prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony) and 295A (willful act) of the Indian Penal Code, he said. Acting) was arrested under By insulting the religious sentiments of any class to its religion) by Cyber Police Station, North.
An FIR was lodged against Lal on Tuesday night based on a complaint by a Delhi-based lawyer. In his complaint, advocate Vineet Jindal said that Lal had recently shared a “derogatory, provocative and provocative tweet on Shivling”.
The statement made by Lal on his Twitter account is “provocative and provocative”, he said in the complaint. The lawyer, in his complaint, said that the statement was posted on the issue of a ‘Shivling’ found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex which is very sensitive in nature and the matter is pending before the court. Earlier, defending his post, Lal had said, ‘If you say anything in India, someone’s sentiment will be hurt. So this is nothing new. I am a historian and I have made many observations. As I write them, I have used very safe language in my posts and still this. I will defend myself.”
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