Haridwar: FIR Filed Against Yati Narsimhanand, Sagar Sindhuraj In 'Dharma Sansad' Case

The Dharma Sansad was organised on December 16 and 17 in Haridwar where reports of hate speech and targeting of minorities had surfaced. 

Yati Narsimhanand | File Image

New Delhi: Names of Yati Narasimhananda and Sagar Sindhuraj were added in the FIR in connection with a case of hate speech during ‘Dharma Sansad’ that was held in Haridwar. "On the basis of the viral video clip, two more names, Sagar Sindhu Maharaj & Yati Narsinghanand Giri, have been added to the FIR in the Dharma Sansad hate speech case, upon further investigation. Section 295A has been included in the FIR," said Uttarakhand Director General of Police, Ashok Kumar. 

Dharma Das, Annapurna, Wasim Rizvi aka Jitendra Tyagi and some others were already booked earlier under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code in this case. 

After reviewing the clips, the police has also added Section 295 (destruction, damage, or defilement of a place of worship or an object held sacred, with intent to insult the religion of a class of persons) of the Indian Penal Code to the FIR. 

The Dharma Sansad was organised on December 16 and 17 in Haridwar where reports of hate speech and targeting of minorities had surfaced. 

The Uttarakhand Police had registered an FIR against Rizvi aka Jitendra Tygai, under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) in connection to the statements made by him during the event. The former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Central Shia Waqf Board recently converted to Hinduism 

Names of Narsimhanand and Sindhuraj were added in the FIR after their videos surfaced on social media where they were giving out provocative speeches and inciting violence against minority community.