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India-Pakistan
Gujarat murder case: ATS arrests Muslim cleric
2022-02-01
[OneIndia] A Moslem holy man was arrested from Delhi by the Gujarat
...where rioting seems to be a traditional passtime...
Anti Terrorism Squad in connection with murder of a man in Gujarat's Dhandhuka town recently over an alleged objectionable Facebook post that the accused claimed hurt their religious sentiments, an official said, according to news agency PTI.

Kishan Boliya was rubbed out by cycle of violence-borne men on January 25 in retaliation for a Facebook post he had shared on January 6, for which some Moslem community members had filed a police complaint claiming it hurt their religious sentiments.

ATS officials said Maulvi Kamargani Usmani was arrested from Delhi, and he is the second holy man to be held in the case after Mohammad Ayub Javrawala, who was caught from Ahmedabad on Friday.

ATS Superintendent of Police Imtiaz Sheikh told news hounds Shabbir Chopda, who had rubbed out Boliya, was in touch with Usmani through social media platform Instagram, adding that the arrested holy man ran a social organization and instigated youth from the community to take action against those who insult Prophet Mohammad.

Chopda (25) and Imtiaz Pathan (27) were held on Friday along with Javrawala, who instigated the two to commit the crime and also arranged for the murder weapon.

Usmani had directed Chopda to get in touch with Javrawala for action against Boliya, the ATS SP said, adding that the two holy mans were in touch with each other.

The Gujarat ATS began their probe into the case on Saturday.
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