Prophet remark row: Bhim Sena chief arrested for threatening Nupur Sharma
India Today
Bhim Sena chief Nawab Satpal Tanwar was arrested on Friday for threatening former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
The Delhi Police has arrested Bhim Sena chief Nawab Satpal Tanwar for threatening and announcing a bounty of Rs one crore on now-removed BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Friday.
Tanwar was arrested on Thursday from Gurugram in Haryana, they said.
The statements of former BJP office-bearers \RSharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal on Prophet Muhammad have sparked a massive controversy which has led to violent protests in several parts of the country.
The police said Tanwar had posted a video in which he announced a bounty of Rs one crore on Sharma for her remarks and was trying to fuel communal disharmony.
Recently, various handles on Twitter and other social media platforms were posting materials which was spreading hate and was against the maintenance of public tranquillity, the police said in an official statement, adding that they received also various complaints in this regard.
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On the basis of complaints and suo-motto social media analysis, the Delhi Police registered 19 FIRs under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, it said.
