Jamia shooter booked for incendiary speech at Pataudi Mahapanchayat

Pataudi: The Pataudi police have filed an FIR against the 17-year-old, who is known for opening fire at a group of anti-CAA protestors in Jamia last year, for making a provocative speech at a Mahapanchayat last week.

In the speech, he is reported to have encouraged the crowd to abduct Muslim women and warned those who have the terrorist mindset. The police booked the teenager following a complaint filed by a resident of Jamalpur village in Gurgaon.

Various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), have been charged on him, according to DCP Varun Singla.

In the complaint, the petitioner said that the accused had given a provocative speech which could have cause riots and ruined the law and order situation and the speech was religiously inflammable at a Mahapanchayat was organized at the Ramleela Ground on 04 July.

The Mahapanchayat was organised to discuss religious conversion, 'Love Jihad', and the population control law. In the video clip, he could also be heard saying that when they are attacked, Muslims will shout 'Ram Ram'.