On Wednesday Navghar Police Station in Mumbai’s Mira Road region booked an individual identified as Mujahid Sheikh for derogatory, hateful posts targeting Hindu religious beliefs. Derogatory image of Lord Swami Samarth The Navghar Police station at Vasai Virar region filed a police complaint against the accused under sections 153A, 295A of the Indian Penal Code and section 66C of the …
Controversy, followed by vandalism and violence, over sacrilegious remarks against religion or religious figures is not new in India. Prof. Shafey Kidwai’s account of Sir Syed writes: “Sir Syed denounced the book for its innumerable historical inconsistencies but stressed that the Quran did not prescribe any corporal punishment for such a deplorable act and that the Muslims must not seek …
