New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the Ghaziabad man assault case, a Samajawadi Party leader, Umed Pahalwan Idris has been booked by police for giving the incident a ‘communal twist’.
The local SP leader appeared in a Facebook Live video alongside Ghaziabad assault victim Abdul Samad, who was allegedly beaten with sticks on June 5.
Police have alleged that Idrisi “attempted to give the incident a communal colour”.
Claims were made that the old man was beaten for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’. Police have, however, ruled out the communal angle, saying the accused — both Hindus and Muslims — attacked the man after a dispute over amulets.
SP leader tried to give communal angle
The man had publicly alleged that the attackers offered him an auto ride, took him to an isolated spot, brutally beat him up, and forced him to chant Jai Shri Ram.
Earlier, the Ghaziabad Police arrested 2 people identified as Intezaar and Saddam alias Bauna. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to five.
The FIR filed at Loni Border police station alleges: “The accused made an unnecessary video with the complainant and, without verifying the facts of the case, carried out religious discussions on his Facebook, which spread animosity in the community. The accused attempted to give the incident a communal colour and disturb societal balance. This act hurt religious sentiments. The particular act presented a threat to law and order and tried to divide between Hindus and Muslim community.”
Ghaziabad Police had also booked some journalists including Mohammed Zubair and Rana Ayyub, Congress’s Salman Nizami, Shama Mohamed and Maskoor Usmani, writer Saba Naqvi, online media organization for allegedly spreading a ‘fake propaganda’.
Here’s what happened:
As per a leading portal, the old man named Abdul Samad was thrashed by a Parvesh, Aarif, Adil, Mushahid, Kallu and Poli on June 05. Samad, a local amulet seller, had sold one to the prime accused which allegedly had ‘adverse effects’ on his family.
Police ruled out any communal angle in the case, saying victim Sufi Abdul Samad was attacked by both Hindus and Muslims as they were unhappy over the amulets he had sold them.
