Delhi editor held for publishing Prophet cartoons

The editor of a magazine in Delhi was arrested on Wednesday for publishing the caricatures of Prophet Mohammed.

The editor of a magazine in Delhi was arrested on Wednesday for publishing the caricatures of Prophet Mohammed.

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Police said the newly launched magazine "Senior India" had carried the caricatures in an edition that hit the stands on January 15.

Editor Alok Tomar was initially called to a police station for questioning and later arrested when he admitted to publishing the caricatures.

"We arrested Tomar on charges of hurting religious sentiments of a community," said Anil Shukla, additional deputy commissioner of police.

This is the first arrest in India linked to the controversial cartoons that were initially published in a Danish newspaper.