Srinagar Court Orders Arrest Of Jitendra Tyagi For Non-Appearance In Case Over Making Derogatory Remarks Against Islam, Prophet Mohammad

A Srinagar court has ordered the arrest of Jitender Tyagi in a case involving making derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammad.

The order was passed after the accused failed to appear before the court despite several notices issued to him in this regard. The Senior Superintendent of the Police (SSP) was directed to secure his arrest.

The court of the Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar passed the directions for constituting a team to arrest the accused. The court further directed that his presence be secured before the court by the next date of hearing on the 25th of April.

The directions were passed with respect to a complaint lodged against the accused for the remarks made by him against Islam and Prophet Mohammad while speaking to the News Reporters at Lucknow back in 2021.

It was with respect to the above remarks that a criminal complaint was filed at the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar for promoting enmity between religious groups, hurting religious sentiments under section 153, section 295A, and section 505 of the Indian Penal Code.

In 2021 accused had also filed a petition before the Supreme Court for removing certain verses in the Quran which culminated in the registration of multiple FIRs against him.

The accused (earlier named Waseem Rizwi) was chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh, Shia Central Waqf Board. After his conversion, he associated himself with the Tyagi Community and named himself Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier registered two FIRs against Tyagi for alleged irregularities in the sale and transfer of the waqf properties in Uttar Pradesh.

Case-Title: Danish Hassan Dar vs Jitendera Narayan Singh Tyagi @Waseem Rizwi