Six arrested as Congress leader files complaint against another from party over

According to the FIR filed by Congress person Mustak Kanunga, ex-Surat corporator Aslam Cyclewala and 10 others defamed him and elder leaders of the assemblage by sharing “inciteful and hateful” messages connected societal media.

Police person arrested six radical successful transportation with the FIR. Cyclewala and others are yet to beryllium arrested.

Apart from Cyclewala, the FIR was filed against Liyakatali Saiyed, Salman, Wasim, Musaji Lukman, Raju Qureshi, Irfan Mansuri, Mazhar Saiyed, Sajju Bapu, Saeed Achha, and an chartless person, astatine Lalgate constabulary presumption connected Sunday.

Liyakatali, Mazhar, Mansuri, Lukman, Qureshi, and Salman were arrested connected Monday.

The FIR stated, “Keeping successful caput the tense concern of the city, some the committee (Surat Eid-e-Milad committee and Sirat-un-nabi committee) members called a gathering with Shanti Samiti committees of antithetic areas and decided that the procession volition beryllium taken retired successful the morning…and not connected the main roads.” Police person registered offences nether Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s (BNS) sections dealing with promoting enmity connected grounds of religion; deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage spiritual feelings; transgression intimidation; intentional insult; and communal intention, among others.

According to the FIR: “On September 8, communal riots took spot betwixt 2 communities astatine Saiyedpura constabulary chowky country successful Surat, successful narration to the stone-pelting incidental by a insignificant astatine the Ganesh Pandal astatine Variyavi Bazaar area. The peaceful ambiance of the metropolis was damaged owed to the clashes.”

The FIR further stated, “On September 13, nether the enactment of Surat constabulary commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut, a gathering was organised astatine Surat Police Bhavan, which was attended by leaders of Muslim community, including Kadir Pirzada (who is besides a subordinate of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee), Kanunga, BJP number compartment president Mohsin Mirza, Surat metropolis Tazia committee president Arshad Kalyani, on with members of some the Eid-e-Milad committees and Shree Surat Ganesh Visarjan committee.”

The FIR said, “The determination to not instrumentality retired the Eid-e-Milad procession connected the roadworthy arsenic good arsenic to reason it earlier evening was accepted by all… However, immoderate radical enactment photos of the attendees connected societal media and called them traitors. Kanunga and Pirzada were the main people of the accused.”

Talking to The Indian Express, Pirzada said, “There are immoderate elements successful the society, who criticise immoderate bully is done for the payment of society… Everybody appreciated our suggestions, but immoderate radical criticised it connected societal media.”

On the different hand, Cyclewala said, “Throughout my governmental career, I person not utilized immoderate connection oregon sentence, which damages the communal harmony of the city. I person been made an accused…to harm my governmental image.”

Lalgate constabulary inspector N M Chaudhary said, “We person arrested six accused retired of the 11 named successful the constabulary complaint. We are searching for the others.”