The Pune Police on Tuesday booked Aligarh Muslim University student Sharjeel Usmani for allegedly promoting enmity between different group...
The Pune Police on Tuesday booked Aligarh Muslim University student Sharjeel Usmani for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups during his speech at the Elgar Parishad 2021 conclave on January 30, reported The Indian Express. Usmani was charged following a complaint by a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youth wing, the Yuva Morcha.
The student leader was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police last year for his alleged role in the clashes that broke out in Aligarh Muslim University on December 15, following protests against the new citizenship laws. He is currently out on bail.
Pradeep Gawade, the Pune regional secretary of Yuva Morcha, submitted a complaint against Usmani at the Swargate police station on Monday. Based on this, the police launched a preliminary investigation, and booked Usmani under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
“Sharjeel Usmani has been booked under IPC Section 153A, based on Pradeep Gawade’s complaint,” Pune City Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta told The Indian Express. “Further probe is on.”
Usmani had been in the eye of the storm ever since he gave his speech at the second edition of the Elgar Parishad. The...
