A senior officer of the unit said the police will also probe the role of certain social media platforms in spreading hate which had ramification on ground.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday said it has filed an FIR against people for spreading hate messages, inciting various groups and creating a situation which is detrimental of the country’s public tranquility. This comes amid the ongoing Prophet Muhammad row.
Among those named in the FIR are Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal, Saba Naqvi, Maulana Mufti Nadeem, Abdur Rehman, Shadab Chauhan and Gulzar Ansari. The FIR has been filed by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) unit of the Special Cell of the Delhi Police.
A senior officer of the unit said the police will also probe the role of certain social media platforms in spreading hate which had ramification on ground.
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Meanwhile, on Wednesday, in a letter, the Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has issued a threat that the outfit will launch suicide bombings in cities across India to avenge the insult to Prophet Muhammad by former BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal.
AQIS said it will launch attacks in Delhi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. After the threat letter, the central agencies have alerted all the states and have asked them to be cautious of movements.
The letter said, “A few days ago, the propagators and flag bearers of Hindutva – a system and philosophy hostile to the religion and Shariah of Allah – insulted and slandered the purest of beings, the most honourable after God himself, Muhammad al Mustafa, Ahmad al Mujtaba, and his noble and pure wife, the mother of the believers, Sayyidah Ayesha bint Abu Bakr as Siddeeq in the most vile and evil manner on an Indian TV channel. In response to this affront, the hearts of Muslim all over the world are bleeding and are filled with feelings of revenge and retribution.”
