Kerala police books Muslim Cleric for passing derogatory remarks against Jesus Christ

Malappuram, July 06: Amid an ongoing sensitive situation in the country, Kochi cyber police have booked Kerala Muslim cleric for passing derogatory remarks against Jesus Christ through social media.

  

 

The cleric is a resident of Kondotty in the Malappuram district of Kerala. In the video, Waseem Al Hikami had passed indiscreet comments against Jesus Christ’s birth. Police have lodged FIR for hurting Christian religious sentiments by passing derogatory comments against Jesus Christ. Police registered cases against him under 153-A, 295-A, and 505 of IPC.

 

 

 

The case was registered under the direction of Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on a complaint by Anoop Antony, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national secretary.

 

According to the FIR lodged, the said speech against Christian religious sentiments and Jesus Christ regarding Christmas was uploaded on YouTube by the accused on December 24, 2021. It also alleged that he made derogatory statements against Jesus Christ’s birth.

 

He had in January been booked by the Cyber Crime Police of Kottayam district in the same offense on a complaint filed by a person named Abel Francis.

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