Ludhiana | Another aide of Anil Arora behind bars for hurting religious sentiments, 9 arrests so far

The Ludhiana police say Sanjiv Sharma was aware of the objectionable audio clip which hurt religious sentiments, in which the voice of Anil Arora and another accused Vasu Syal can be heard.

Ludhiana Yet another aide of Anil Arora, who is wanted for hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikhs, was arrested on Monday, taking the count of arrestees in the case to nine.

The Ludhiana police say Sanjiv Sharma had lent Vasu Syal, who was wanted for hurting religious sentiments, ₹20,000 and helped him evade arrest by arranging his stay at different places outside Punjab. (Representative Image/HT File)

The accused, Sanjiv Sharma of Jalandhar, is a close associate of Vasu Syal, another key accused. Police say Sharma was aware of the objectionable audio clip, in which the voice of Anil Arora and another accused Vasu Syal can be heard.

Commissioner of police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said Sharma had been arrested on the basis of the information provided by Vasu Syal of Zira, Ferozepur. Sharma had lent Syal ₹20,000 and helped him evade arrest by arranging his stay at different places outside Punjab.

Arora and his accomplices have been booked under Sections 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the Indian Penal Code.