UP: Man Arrested For Selling Chicken Wrapped In Paper Carrying Pictures Of Hindu Gods
The incident took place on Sunday, when some people complained that Talib Hussain was selling chicken from his shop on a piece of paper carrying a picture of a Hindu god and goddess, police said.
A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by selling chicken wrapped in paper containing images of Hindu deities, and also attacking a police team, reported news agency PTI. The incident took place on Sunday, when some people complained that Talib Hussain was selling chicken from his shop on a piece of paper carrying a picture of a Hindu god and goddess, hurting their religious feeling, the report stated, citing the local police.
The FIR or the police case registered in the matter stated that when a police team reached the spot, Talib Hussain allegedly tried to attack them with a knife with an intention to kill.
यूपी के संभल में देवी देवताओं के फोटो वाले अख़बारों में नॉनवेज पैक कर बेचने वाले तालिब नाम के एक शख़्स को पुलिस ने किया गिरफ़्तार । यहां महक रेस्टोरेंट नामक होटल काउंटर से भारी तादात में देवी देवताओं के फोटो वाले अखबार भी मिले हैं। @Uppolice @sudhirbishnoi_ pic.twitter.com/6y1DlsoYiW
— Vishal Kaushik🇸🇴 (@ivishalkaushik) July 4, 2022
Talib Hussain has been charged under IPC Sections 153-A [promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence], 295-A [deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs] and 307 [attempt to murder].
प्रकरण के सम्बन्ध में थाना सम्भल पर सुसंगत धाराओं में अभियोग पंजीकृत कर आरोपी को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया है, अन्य वैधानिक कार्यवाही की जा रही है ।
— SAMBHAL POLICE (@sambhalpolice) July 4, 2022
An investigation is being carried out while more details are awaited, the news agency reported.
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