Bundi, July 4: Just a day after being arrested for making provocative speeches about the Nupur Sharma row, Maulana Mufti Nadeem and Maulana Alam Raza Ghor were released on bail from the Bundi jail in Rajasthan.
They both was released on a surety bond of Rs 1 lakh each. This development made the supporters of Maulana Nadeem ecstatic, who gathered outside the Bundi jail in violation of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) Section 144.
He was initially sentenced to 14 days in judicial custody but nevertheless released on bail within 24 hours of arrest. Following the barbaric killing of Kanhaiya Lal, the Congress in Rajasthan was forced to act against the cleric. By then, 28 days had gone by since his objectionable speech.
In videos that have re-surfaced on social media, he could be seen making an entry and showed no kind of remorse.
Maulana Mufti Nadeem had made a speech at the Bundi Directorate during a protest on June 3 this year. He had threatened to gouge out eyes and chop the hands of people who criticise Prophet Mohammad.
“If she has done blasphemy against my master, which she has done, and if someone else does the same, listen carefully… take action against them. If you fail to take action, Muslims will take the matter into their hands,” Nadeem said.
He added, “You can abuse me, I will tolerate. You can abuse my father, I will tolerate it. You can abuse my family, I will tolerate it. But if you speak even a word against my Nabi, your tongue will be cut. If you raise your hands, they will be chopped.