Nupur Sharma, her family get security after she received death threats over her remarks on Prophet Muhammad
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Nupur Sharma and her family have been provided police security after she alleged that she has been receiving threats and was being harassed over her remarks, the PTI news agency reported citing a Delhi Police official.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has provided security to suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her family after an FIR was registered on a complaint that she was getting death threats over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad, officials said on Tuesday. She had requested the police to provide security citing harassment and threats she had been receiving.
"Nupur Sharma and her family have been provided police security after she alleged that she has been receiving threats and was being harassed over her remarks," an official said.
The BJP on Sunday suspended Sharma and expelled its Delhi unit media head Naveen Kumar Jindal as the row over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad escalated with protests from some Muslim countries.
Amid demonstrations by Muslim groups and the sharp reaction from countries like Kuwait, Qatar and Iran, the BJP issued a statement asserting that it respects all religions and strongly denounces insults of any religious personality.
Sharma's comments, made during a TV debate nearly 10 days ago, and Jindal's now-deleted tweets sparked a Twitter trend calling for a boycott of Indian products in some countries.
