Tag: Jitendra Narayan Tyagi

  • Haridwar Dharma Sansad hate speech: Dasna temple priest Yati Narasinghanand launched from prison

    Through PTI

    DEHRADUN: Dasna temple head priest Yati Narasinghanand who was once arrested in January in reference to the Haridwar Dharma Sansad hate speech towards Muslims and different circumstances has been launched from prison.

    In an instant after strolling out of the Haridwar district prison on Thursday, Narsinghanand proceeded to Sarvanand ghat to renew his starvation strike hard the discharge of co-accused within the case, Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, previously referred to as Waseem Rizvi.

    Narsinghanand’s unlock follows bail granted to him on Tuesday via a neighborhood court docket in a case slapped on him below phase 509 of the Indian Penal Code for making objectionable remarks towards ladies and abusing a journalist.

    Although granted bail within the Dharma Sansad case on February 7, Narsinghanand was once nonetheless in prison because of the opposite circumstances wherein the similar court docket granted him bail on Tuesday. The Hindutva chief had organised a conclave in Haridwar in December ultimate 12 months the place a number of audio system delivered hate speeches towards Muslims.

    Speaking to newshounds after popping out of prison, Narsinghanand stated his unlock with out that of Tyagi didn’t imply anything else and he was once going to renew his starvation strike on the Sarvanand ghat in Haridwar. He stated the protest will proceed until Tyagi is launched.

    Tyagi’s bail software can be heard via the Uttarakhand Prime Court docket on February 21. Rizvi, a former Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman, had followed the title of Jitendra Narayan Tyagi after changing to Hinduism.

  • Haridwar hate speech: First arrest made in Dharma Sansad case

    By way of PTI

    DEHRADUN: Within the first arrest within the Dharma Sansad hate speech case, Waseem Rizvi, aka Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, used to be arrested from Roorkee in Haridwar district on Thursday.

    Rizvi who modified his title to Jitendra Narayan Tyagi after changing to Hinduism is amongst greater than 10 other people named within the FIRs lodged in reference to the case.

    He used to be previously the pinnacle of Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board.

    Waseem Rizvi used to be arrested from Narsan border, Roorkee, Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Yogendra Rawat instructed PTI.

    That is the primary arrest within the case.

    Some contributors on the Dharma Sansad held in Haridwar from December 17-19 had been accused of handing over extremely provocative speeches in opposition to Muslims.

    When requested whether or not extra arrests will practice, the SSP stated it is going to rely on how the investigation progresses.

    The Uttarakhand executive used to be below super force from other quarters to do so in opposition to those that had delivered the speeches on the match.

    Even the Preferrred Courtroom had pulled up the state executive on Wednesday for now not performing in opposition to the in charge even such a lot of days after the incident.

  • Hate speech row: 2d FIR lodged in Dharma Sansad case

    Via PTI

    DEHRADUN: A 2d FIR has been lodged towards 10 individuals in reference to a Dharma Sansad held in Haridwar the place hate speeches have been allegedly delivered by way of some individuals towards Muslims.

    The second one FIR within the case used to be lodged at Jwalapur police station in Haridwar on Sunday at the foundation of a criticism lodged by way of Nadeem Ali, a resident of the world, stated senior sub-inspector of Jwalapur Nitesh Sharma.

    Ten individuals named in the second one FIR are the development’s organiser Yati Narasimhanand Giri, Jitendra Narayan Tyagi previously referred to as Waseem Rizvi, Sindhu Sagar, Dharamdas, Parmananda, Sadhvi Annapurna, Anand Swaroop, Ashwini Upadhyay, Suresh Chahwan and Prabodhanand Giri, he stated.

    The FIR used to be lodged at Jwalapur police station and transferred to the town police station the place the primary FIR in reference to the case used to be lodged, the respectable stated.

    A Particular Investigation Workforce used to be additionally constituted on Sunday to probe the case.

    The BJP govt in Uttarakhand is underneath super drive for performing towards those that delivered the detest speeches towards Muslims on the Dharma Sansad held in Haridwar from December 16-19.

    Muslims held protest marches in Dehradun and Haridwar on Friday and Saturday tough instant arrest of those that delivered the provocative speeches on the Sansad.