A 26-year-old man was arrested in Southwest Delhi on Saturday for allegedly using abusive language against Hindu deities and police personnel in a video circulated on social media. A PCR call was received at the Vasant Kunj (South) police station regarding a man, later identified as Mohammad Shamshad Alam, purportedly using abusive language against Hindu gods. "A police team immediately reached the spot near Ruby Nursery, close to Chhatarpur Metro station, where complainant Ravi Kant and several members of the VHP were present," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said. In the 1.42-second purported video, which has gone viral on social media, a person could be seen using abusive and derogatory language for Hindu Gods and police officers, Delhi Police said in a statement. A case under sections 196(1)(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) and 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been lodged.
