Karnal incident: FIR against 12 for attacking imam, hurting religious sentiments

At least twelve unidentified people have been booked for allegedly attacking an imam in Alipur Khalsa village of Karnal’s Gharaunda subdivision, police said on Wednesday.

At least twelve unidentified people have been booked for allegedly attacking an imam in Alipur Khalsa village of Karnal’s Gharaunda subdivision, police said on Wednesday.

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The victim, Mohammad Ehsan of Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat, is undergoing treatment at Kalpana Chawla medical college, where his condition is stated to be stable.

The victim told the police that the incident took place late on Monday when he was offering prayers in a mosque. “At least 12 people turned up and attacked me with sharp-edged weapons, rods and sticks,” he added.

Acting on his statement, the police registered an FIR under sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 452 (trespass), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 148 (rioting), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and launched an investigation.

Gharaunda police station incharge Kanwar Singh said a probe was on, but no arrest has been made so far.