Rajasthan: Muslim cleric arrested for threatening violence over Prophet remarks
India Today
A Muslim cleric from Rajasthan's Bundi has been arrested by a team of the Bundi kotwali police station.
A Muslim cleric from Rajasthan's Bundi, who threatened to gouge out eyes of those who insult Prophet Muhammad, has been arrested by a team of the Bundi Kotwali police station.
Heavy police force has been deployed in the Kotwali police station premises following Muslim cleric, Maulana Mufti Nadeem, arrest.
Earlier, Maulana Mufti Nadeem said, “You can abuse me, I will tolerate. You can abuse my father, I will tolerate it. You can abuse my family, I will tolerate it. But if you speak even a word against my Nabi, your tongue will be cut."
He continued saying that "If you raise your hands, they will be chopped. If you raise your finger, it will be chopped. Even if you raise your eyes, we will gouge the eyes and throw them away. After that, you can throw us in jail or do a lathi-charge, we will tolerate it. But we cannot tolerate a word against Nabi.”
PROPHET REMARKS CONTROVERSY:
Towards the end of May, Nupur Sharma, then a spokesperson for the ruling BJP, commented 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, had suspended Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal from the party.
