Fatwa issued against Dr. for supporting RSS in Moradabad

Moradabad, Apr 6: Amid growing tensions in Uttar Pradesh in concerns to various criminal incidents surfacing over the past few days, in another shocking development from UP's Moradabad, the Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a man for issuing a bounty and a fatwa against a Muslim doctor for supporting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

 

 

 

According to reports, the accused identified as Hafiz Imran Warsi was arrested by the UP police on Tuesday after he issued a bounty of Rs 1 lakh and a fatwa against Dr Mohammad Nizam Bharti for showing support for the political party, RSS. The bounty clearly stated that anyone will be rewarded with an amount of Rs 1 lakh for killing the doctor.

 

 

 

However, their approach towards the party did not go well with the Muslims of the area who objected to the act of showering flowers, and thus the fatwa was issued. Apart from that, CCTV footage from the area also shows pamphlets of the fatwa being distributed to the people. Following the developments, the doctor registered a complaint with the police acting on which the accused was arrested on Tuesday. Speaking on the same, Bharti defended his stand and said, "I am a Muslim and I am also a nationalist." "My family showered flowers on the RSS members but a fatwa was issued by the man and distributed pamphlets. He has issued the fatwa ordering my murder or removing me from the village", he told Republic. On the other hand, the accused has clearly denied such allegations and said that he has not done anything as such.

 

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Notably, this came days after a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar area was beaten to death for reportedly promoting the Bharatiya Janata Party. The incident took place after the state Assembly election results were announced when the man was celebrating the party's victory.