Giridih (Jharkhand): The Jharkhand Police has registered an FIR into the alleged raising of pro-Pakistan slogans during a public meeting addressed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi ahead of the Dumri Assembly by-election.
A police official on Thursday said that the First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in Dumri police station against AIMIM party candidate Abdul Mobin Rizvi, party leader Muzaffar Hasan Noorani and other unknown persons under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Representation of the People Act.
The FIR was registered after it came to light that slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad' (long-live Pakistan) were raised from the audience gallery during the speech of AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi in the meeting on Wednesday ahead of the assembly by-election, the official added. A purported video of the people raising pro-Pakistan slogans is also been widely shared.
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Giridih District Collector Naman Priyesh Lakra and Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Kumar Sharma had issued strict instructions in this regard. In a press statement issued in this regard, the district administration said that “after reviewing the video, it was found that this act is a violation of the model code of conduct and an attempt to disturb communal harmony”.
Dumri police station in-charge Pawan Kumar Singh also confirmed that the FIR had been registered in this regard. On Wednesday, Asaduddin Owaisi addressed a public meeting at the KB High School ground in Dumri. The Dumri by-election is scheduled to be held on September 5 while counting of votes will take place on September 8.
