Two days before Zafarul Khan allegedly made ‘Provocative’ remarks through his social media account
NEW DELHI| On Thursday Delhi police special cell booked Delhi Minorities Commission chairman Zafaarul Islam Khan under sedition charges. Two days before Zafarul Khan allegedly made ‘Provocative’ remarks through his social media account.
Neeraj Thakur, Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) said that FIR has been registered against Khan under IPC 124 A (Sedition) and 153 A (Promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony).
Khan while commenting on the Process said, “I have not seen the FIR. I will comment only when I see it or know about it”.
On Thursday, through his social media Khan posted an apology. Khan wrote on his twitter account stating his ost was ill-timed and insensitive and that it had “pained some people” but it was never his intention.
The FIR was registered on the complaint of a Vasant Kunj resident. The complaint reached the Lodhi Colony office of the anti-terror squad, special cell, through the ACP of Safdarjung Enclave.
The complaint made by the resident of the Vasant Kunj was on April 28. In his complaint, he said the Delhi Minorities Commission Chief Zafarul-Islam Khan wrote a post on Twitter and Facebook in which he made “provocative, intend to cause disharmony and create the rift in the society”.
Khan’s social media post created a controversy. It also mentioned the name of a fugitive offender against whom a red corner notice has already been issued by Interpol on the request of Indian authorities, which have booked him under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), money laundering and terror-related cases. He has praised the man among others.
Khan posted an apology on social media regarding his April 28 post. In which Khan wrote, “I realize that my tweet was ill-timed and insensitive in view of our country facing a medical emergency and fighting an unseen enemy. I apologize to all whose sentiments were hurt”.
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