New Delhi: Actor Ajaz Khan has been arrested & case registered against him at Khar Police Station on charges of defamation, hate speech & violation of prohibitory orders. This comes after he reportedly made some controversial remarks in a Facebook Live interaction recently.

The statement made by him is as follows, “If an ant dies, a Muslim is responsible, if an elephant dies, a Muslim is responsible. If there is an earthquake in Delhi, a Muslim is responsible, i.e. a Muslim is responsible for any incident. But have you ever thought who is responsible for this conspiracy.”

Mumbai: Actor Ajaz Khan has been arrested & case registered against him at Khar Police Station on charges of defamation, hate speech & violation of prohibitory orders. pic.twitter.com/1glDd9y4Q0

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2020

The Khar Police has charged him under the 153A, 117 and 121 acts of the Indian Penal Code.

Actor #AjazKhan has been arrested & case registered against him at Khar Police Station on charges of defamation, hate speech & violation of prohibitory orders. This comes after he reportedly made some controversial remarks in a Facebook Live interaction recently. pic.twitter.com/ULfZ1cla9L

— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) April 18, 2020