Prophet remarks row: Mumbai Police reaches Delhi to hand over summons to Nupur Sharma
India Today
Mumbai Police on Thursday reached Delhi to summon Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad.
Mumbai's Pydhonie police on Thursday reached Delhi to summon now-suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad.
Nupur Sharma has been summoned to the Pydhonie police station to be present on June 25 at 11 am to record her statement.
According to sources, Nupur Sharma was earlier summoned on her email. Now a police team has been sent to give her a physical copy of the same.
Mumbai Police had registered a case against the now suspended BJP spokesperson based on a complaint of Raza Academy.
Meanwhile, Maharastra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil was asked about Delhi Police not co-operating in executing summons to Nupur Sharma. He said, "It's true. Maharashtra police's attempts are on and Delhi Police should also co-operate."
Towards the end of May, Nupur Sharma, then a spokesperson for the ruling BJP, had made a comment on Prophet Muhammad during a TV debate, sparking a massive outrage globally. As the clip from the debate went viral, at least 14 nations, including Qatar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, slammed India over the comments.
The BJP, in an attempt to control the damage, suspended Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal from the party. Jindal had said that he had tweeted asking those attacking and insulting Hindu deities and it was not aimed at hurting any religious sentiments.
