Three arrested for threatening Surat businessman over post supporting Nupur Sharma

Surat Police have arrested three people in connection with threatening to kill a businessman for putting out a post on Instagram in support of Nupur Sharma. 

Surat Police have arrested three in connection with threatening to kill a businessman for putting out a post on Instagram in support of the now suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

A total of six persons have been accused of giving the threat to the businessman, out of which three were arrested on Thursday by the police. One among those arrested is a woman.

The three have been identified as Moyammad Ayan, Rashid Rafique Bhura and Aliya Mohammad.

The three absconding accused have been identified as Munna Malik, Shehzad, and Faizan.

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.