Religious Leader Arrested For Misogyny, Not Haridwar Hate Speech: Sources

Yati Narsinghanand is among the people named in the FIRs lodged over hate speeches at the Haridwar "Dharma Sansad" or religious assembly last month.

Yati Narsinghanand, the religious leader who organised an event in Haridwar last month that called for the genocide of Muslims, was arrested for objectionable remarks on women, and not for hate speech, police sources told NDTV a day after his arrest.

The religious leader has been issued a notice in the hate speech case also, the source said, adding that he will be remanded in that case too.

"Yati Narsinghanand has been arrested for derogatory comments against women, not the Haridwar hate speech case right now. He has been issued a notice in that case so far. He will be remanded for the hate speech case too, the procedure is on. We will include the hate speech case details also in the remand application," the police official said.

The current case against Narsinghanand - relating to misogyny - are reportedly "milder" as it allows him to seek bail.