Protests In Mathura Over Lord Krishna's Caste, FIR Filed
Subdivisional magistrate Sweta Singh directed the nagar panchayat to register a case as tensions grew.
Protests rocked Mathura after inscriptions outside some shops claimed Lord Krishna was a Jat, following which an FIR was registered and police began a probe. The inscriptions included the name of one Kunwar Singh and a phone number, news agency PTI reported
According to Hindu mythology, Mathura's Nandgaon is believed to be the village of Lord Krishna. This is where his foster parents, Yashoda and Nand Baba, brought him to protect him from King Kansa. Lord Krishna is traditionally regarded as a member of the Yaduvanshi lineage.
Subdivisional magistrate Sweta Singh directed the nagar panchayat to register a case as tensions grew. Clerk Ramjeet filed an FIR on Tuesday against Kunwar Singh for spreading misinformation about Lord Krishna and hurting public sentiment.
The police said a search had been launched for the accused.
"An FIR has been registered based on the complaint by the nagar panchayat clerk. Efforts are underway to identify and locate the accused but no concrete information about his identity or whereabouts has emerged yet. The phone number provided is also inactive," SHO Arvind Kumar Nirwal was quoted as saying by PTI.
"We will trace the phone number through the telecom company and identify the individual using the ID provided during registration. Strict action will be taken to ensure that peace and harmony of the town is not disturbed," he added.
Meanwhile, the nagar panchayat erased all such statements from public spaces.
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