TIL Desk/National/Moradabad/ The police have lodged an FIR against 25 people in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad after they offered namaz at an open space that, they claimed, was the private property of some of them. A police official said the case has been registered under Indian Penal Code section 505 (public mischief) at the Chajlait Police Station.
Namaz was being offered at the open space in Uttar Pradesh’s Dellepur village despite warning, the official said. Locals claimed that they have been “victimised” by the police and members of a right-wing group with blatant disregard for the Constitution which gives everyone the freedom to worship.
One of the people named in the FIR said the police complaint was lodged on June 3 and the case registered on August 24. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Rural, Sandeep Kumar Meena said, “The villagers continued to perform namaz in the open space despite a warning and being told to do it at their houses. So, we have registered a case against 25 people.”
