UP religious leader Bajrang Muni arrested for threatening Muslim women with rape
India Today
After Bajrang Muni's speech went viral, the National Commission for Women issued a strong statement, seeking his arrest.
A religious leader, Mahant Bajrang Muni, who had allegedly threatened to kidnap and rape women of a particular community has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police. He was nabbed from UP’s Sitapur 11 days after he addressed a religious procession and made threats.
The National Commission for Women had issued a strong statement and sought his arrest after the video of his speech went viral on social media, following which the police registered an FIR against Muni.
The religious leader was charged for delivering hate speeches under the Indian Penal Code.
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On April 2, a video showed Bajrang Muni addressing a gathering from inside a vehicle. “If a man from your community harasses any girl in the area, I will pick up your daughters from your homes and rape them,” he was heard saying in Hindi, as the crowd cheered him on.
Since the video surfaced online, women from the Muslim community have been protesting in the state, calling for his immediate arrest.
Muni will likely be presented before a court tonight.
