On Camera, Hatemonger's Rape Threat To Muslim Women In UP Amid Cheers
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Sitapur police have said a senior officer is investigating the matter and that action will be taken on the basis of facts.
The Uttar Pradesh police have started investigating a video in which a Hindu priest is seen allegedly threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women while addressing a gathering outside a mosque in Sitapur district, about 100 km from state capital Lucknow. TRIGGER WARNING!A Mahant in front of a Masjid in the presence of Police personals warns that He would K!dnap Muslim Women and ₹@pe them in Open.According to the locals near Sheshe wali Masjid, Khairabad, Sitapur. This happened on 2nd Apr 2022, 2 PM. @sitapurpolice@Uppolicepic.twitter.com/wkBNLnqUW0 अपर पुलिस अधीक्षक उत्तरी द्वारा जांच प्रचलित है। प्राप्त तथ्यों एवं साक्ष्यों के आधार पर नियमानुसार विधिक कार्यवाही सुनिश्चित की जाएगी।
The video shows a man clad in saffron robes, reportedly the local mahant in a small town called Khairabad, addressing a gathering from inside a jeep. A man in a police uniform can also be seen in the background.
Speaking on a microphone, the man appears to make communal and provocative remarks as the crowd cheers him with shouts of "Jai Shri Ram".
