A Srinagar court directed SSP to form a special team to arrest Jitendra Tyagi (formerly Waseem Rizvi) over alleged derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad. He must be presented in court by April 25.
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KASHMIR: A court in Srinagar ordered the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar to create a special team to arrest Jitendra Tyagi, who was earlier known as Waseem Rizvi.
This action is related to the case where Tyagi is accused of making disrespectful remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
The court gave this order on February 20 in the case of Danish Hassan Dar V/s Jitender Narayan Singh Tyagi @Waseem Rizvi.
The 2nd Additional Munsiff Srinagar, Vikas Bhardwaj, issued this directive because, despite several efforts, the accused had not appeared before the court. Since legal action is necessary and Tyagi’s presence in court is important, the judge has asked SSP Srinagar to find and arrest him.
He must be presented before the court by April 25, which is the next hearing date.
“Despite several endeavours, the presence of the accused could not be secured. Therefore, in order to secure the presence of the accused, SSP concerned is hereby directed to constitute a team to arrest the accused and produce him before this Court by next date of hearing,”
-the Court stated.
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The case was filed by Danish Hassan Dar before the Judicial Magistrate on December 15, 2021. This happened after Dar first submitted a written complaint to the police but did not receive any response.
In his complaint, Dar accused Tyagi of violating these sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC):
- Section 153 (promoting enmity between religious groups)
- Section 295A (hurting religious sentiments)
- Section 505 (making statements that disturb public peace)
According to the complaint, on December 6, 2021, after converting from Islam to Hinduism, Tyagi made disrespectful remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad while talking to reporters in Lucknow.
The complainant further claimed that Tyagi insulted the Quran by calling it false and frivolous literature. This statement was aired on many well-known national news channels, including Aaj Tak and Zee News.
Additionally, these remarks were also published in well-known newspapers such as The Times of India on December 7, 2021, as mentioned in the complaint.
CASE TITLE:
Danish Hassan Dar vs Jitendera Narayan Singh Tyagi @Waseem Rizwi.
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