FIRs filed towards MNS staff in Nashik, Navi Mumbai over loudspeaker row

By way of PTI

MUMBAI: A couple of FIRs had been registered towards Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staff and native office-bearers of the birthday celebration within the state for enjoying the Hanuman Chalisa all the way through morning prayers at mosques being presented thru loudspeakers on Wednesday, police stated.

Six ladies who had been a part of a bunch of MNS participants had been arrested in Nashik town, round 200km from Mumbai, they stated.

On Tuesday, MNS president Raj Thackeray had issued an open letter urging other people to play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers on Wednesday anyplace they listen loudspeakers “blaring azaan (Islamic prayer name)”.

A minimum of 4 offences had been registered towards MNS staff in Nashik town – two of them within the Bhadrakali police station and one each and every in Satpur and Indiranagar, an authentic stated.

In step with one of the vital FIRs registered on the Bhadrakali police station, a bunch of MNs staff accumulated close to a Hanuman temple situated as regards to Damodar Theatre between 4.30 am and 5 am and recited the Hanuman Chalisa and likewise raised slogans, he stated.

As the gang had no longer bought permission from the government for the collection and violated orders issued by way of the Nashik town police commissioner, an FIR below quite a lot of sections of the IPC used to be registered towards 8 individuals, he stated, including six ladies had been arrested within the case.

In every other incident within the jurisdiction of the similar police station (Bhadrakali), an FIR used to be registered towards some unidentified individuals, the authentic stated.

The case used to be filed after a mob attempted to play the Hanuman Chalisa in entrance of a mosque all the way through ‘azaan’ (Islamic name to prayer), he stated, including the police recovered a loudspeaker from the spot.

In Navi Mumbai, an FIR used to be registered towards 3 MNS staff below phase 153 of IPC (wantonly giving provocation with intent to reason revolt) for “instigating” other people to play the hymns devoted to Lord Hanuman all the way through ‘azaan’ in Panvel town, the authentic stated.

Raj Thackeray has demanded that loudspeakers atop mosques be got rid of or else the non secular hymns can be performed on loudspeakers in entrance of them at the next quantity.