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| India orders probe against Dr Zakir Naik after allegations of scholar 'inspiring' Dhaka militant |
| 2016-07-08 |
| [DAWN] India's Maharashtra state government on Thursday ordered a probe against Islamic preacher and scholar Dr Zakir Naik, after sections of Bangladeshi media reported one of the Dhaka cafe attackers had been inspired by Naik's speeches to carry out the attack, CNN News-18 reported. A Bangladeshi newspaper, The Daily Star, carried a report on July 6 claiming that Rohan Imtiaz, one of the five Maharashtra state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he has ordered Mumbai Commissioner of Police DD Padsalgikar to launch an inquiry against Naik and submit a report at the earliest. Police will also investigate Naik's source of funding, properties and operators telecasting his speeches across the Indian state. Earlier in the day, security personnel were also deployed outside Naik's Islamic Research Foundation office but a Mumbai police official told Times Of India that the deployment of force was just a 'precautionary measure'. |
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