Police unit basal defender adjacent the Shahi Jama Masjid successful Sambhal connected Monday. (Express photograph by Gajendra Yadav)
The Prayagraj constabulary connected Monday arrested 59-year-old businessman Mohammad Javed, popularly known arsenic Javed Pump, for allegedly attempting to incite nationalist unrest implicit the caller unit successful Sambhal successful Uttar Pradesh done an “objectionable” societal media post. Javed, the premier accused successful the 2022 Prayagraj violence, was retired connected bail.
The Sambhal unit erupted connected Sunday aft a squad conducted a court-ordered survey of a mosque, resulting successful the deaths of 4 persons.
According to Prayagraj police, they had been monitoring societal media activities pursuing the Sambhal violence. On Monday, they identified Javed’s station and it was taken down.
“Javed had posted an objectionable remark connected societal media regarding the Sambhal violence, which seemed aimed astatine inciting nationalist unrest successful the city. We arrested him connected charges of breaching peace. He was produced earlier a section court, which has sent him to judicial custody,” said Hari Shankar, elder sub-inspector of the Kareli constabulary station.
Javed’s engagement successful Prayagraj Violence
On June 10, 2022, the Prayagraj constabulary arrested Javed for allegedly being the mastermind down the unit that broke retired successful the metropolis during protests against remarks made by then-BJP person Nupur Sharma astir the Prophet. Javed was accused of instigating radical done societal media.
Two days aft the arrest, the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) demolished Javed’s house, citing amerciable construction. The constabulary besides invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against him erstwhile helium was lodged successful jail. The proceedings successful the lawsuit is inactive pending successful court.