HINDU PRIEST’S INFLAMMATORY COMMENTS ON THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD GO VIRAL, DELHI POLICE FILE FIR

Sun 04 April 2021:

Police in India registered two cases on Saturday against a Hindu priest for blasphemous remarks against the holy prophet of Islam.

The cases, one in Mumbai and another in New Delhi, were registered against Dasna Devi Temple head priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati after video of a news conference at the Press Club of India went viral where he can be seen abusing Prophet Muhammad.

The FIR has been lodged under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, residence, language etc) and 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs).

A video of ‘#dasnatemple Mahant, Yati #Narsinghanand Saraswati, abusing #ProphetMuhammad in a press conference held at the #PressClubofIndia went viral on social media. (English Subtitles) #India pic.twitter.com/IJpJjsOn9j

— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) April 4, 2021

“An FIR (First Information Report) was registered today 3rd April 2021 at the Pydhonie Police Station, Mumbai under sections 295(A) 153(A) 505(2) by Raza Academy and TNRF (Board) through Sayed Moin Ashraf Sahab and Saeed Noori Sahab against slanderer Narsinghanand Saraswati,” said an official Twitter account of Mumbai-based Raza Academy.

On Saturday, Amanatullah Khan, AAP MLA and chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, also filed a complaint against Narsinghanand at the Jamia Nagar police station.

The complaint said, “Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati who happens to be the chief priest of Devi mandir, Dasna, leader of hindutva organization, Hindu Swabhiman and president of Akhil Bhartiya Sant Parishad with all his knowledge and intention, has hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community, not only in India but all over the world who love and idolize Prophet Muhammad (PBUH.)”

Earlier, the All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi attacked Saraswati for his comments about the prophet.

Insulting Prophet (SAW) is unacceptable. Can these criminals acting as religious teachers get over their unnatural fixation with Islam? For something that you do not like, you do spend a lot of time on it. I’m sure there’s enough in your own belief system that you can discuss 1/2 https://t.co/S8R0SO2UXO

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) April 3, 2021

In the video of the event, which has gone viral, Narsinghanand can be heard using insulting remarks against the Prophet and Islam. “If Muslims come to know about Mohammed’s reality, they will be ashamed to call themselves Muslims, When he will know that he was only following a Robber, Dacoit and Killer, a rapist, and a person which was into women’s trade–a pimp! When he will know all this, he will be ashamed”, Narsinghanand can be heard saying.

Last month, Narsinghanand and Dasna Devi Mandir were in news after a 14-year-old Muslim boy who went inside to have water was assaulted by the priest’s disciple.

“Ye mandir Hinduon ka pavitra sthal hai, yahan Musalmanon ka pravesh varjit hai (This temple is a holy place for Hindus, Muslims’ entry is forbidden)” — reads the board outside Dasna Devi Mandir, by order of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati.