"Any action will be taken after the investigation of the alleged video," he said. The speech was given allegedly at an event organised by Major Asharam Vyag Seva Sansthan at the Dasna temple where he is the head priest.
Written by Neetika Jha
Ghaziabad | Updated: October 4, 2024 09:38 AM IST
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Yati Narsinghanand
The police Thursday booked Yati Narsinghanand for an alleged hate speech delivered at Hindi Bhawan in Ghaziabad’s Lohia Nagar on September 29.
An FIR was registered under section 302 (hurting someone’s religious feelings) of BNS based on a complaint by police sub-inspector Trivendra Singh Singh. “We have not arrested him yet,” said Sachin Kumar, Station House Officer, Sihani Gate Police Station, adding the police have taken cognisance of a video of the alleged hate speech that has since gone viral.
“Any action will be taken after the investigation of the alleged video,” he said. The speech was given allegedly at an event organised by Major Asharam Vyag Seva Sansthan at the Dasna temple where he is the head priest.
Narsinghanand, who has several cases against him, was held in a hate speech case in 2022.
Neetika Jha is a Correspondent with The Indian Express. She covers crime, health, environment as well as stories of human interest, in Noida, Ghaziabad and western UP. When not on the field she is probably working on another story idea. On weekends, she loves to read fiction over a cup of coffee. The Thursday Murder club, Yellow Face and Before the Coffee Gets Cold were her recent favourites. She loves her garden as much as she loves her job. She is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. ... Read More