237 persons, including Prayagraj activist, arrested over Friday protests in U.P.
The Hindu
As U.P. govt. intensifies its crackdown against the Muslim protestors, several members of the ruling BJP endorse using bulldozers to demolish the properties of the accused persons
A Prayagraj-based political activist Javed Mohammad was among 237 persons arrested across seven districts in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the stone-pelting and illegal gathering during protests after Friday prayers against the comments made on Prophet Muhammed by two BJP leaders recently.
As the State government intensified its crackdown against the Muslim protestors on Saturday, several members of the ruling BJP, including its state president Swatantra Dev Singh, endorsed using bulldozers to demolish the properties of the accused persons.
In Prayagraj, where protestors engaged in stone-pelting on police following Friday namaz in Atala area, police arrested 68 persons and said properties of the accused would be demolished on the basis of evidence.
Police said Javed Mohammad alias Javed Pump had organised the protest and blamed him for the “conspiracy.” Mr. Javed is a member of the federal committee of the Welfare Party of India, headed by SQR Ilyas, father of jailed JNU student leader Umar Khalid.
Senior Superintendent of Police of Prayagraj, Ajay Kumar, said police found through Mr. Javed’s WhatsApp chat that he had given a call for a “Bharat Bandh” and asked people to gather at Atala.
The officer said that Mr. Javed had also consulted his daughter, Afreen Fatima, a student activist in Delhi, regarding the protests. The student activist would be questioned and if credible evidence was found against her, U.P. police would not hesitate to request Delhi police for her custody, said the SSP.
Mr. Ilyas said Mr. Javed’s arrest was illegal and unlawful. “We demand his immediate and unconditional release,” said Mr. Ilyas.
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