Gujarat Police get transit remand of Islamic Preacher Azhari in hate speech case

Gujarat Police has got a twoday remand of Islamic Preacher Mufti Salman Azhari from a Mumbai Court in an alleged hate speech case reported news agency ANIAccording to officials the Gujarat Police had on Sunday evening sought Mufti Salman Azharis remand and a Mumbai Court granted his transit remand to them on Sunday evening allowing the police to take him to JunagadhThey Police had applied for his transit remand we opposed that and we had also said that he was illegally detained The notice that needs to be served to us as per the law wasnt given to ushe has been sent to a 2day transit remand We have been told that he will be taken to Junagadh Gujarat Azharis lawyer Arif Siddiqui said reported ANIEarlier in the day a team of Gujarat police reached Mumbai and detained Islamic Preacher Mufti Salman Azhari in connection with an alleged hate speech case it is probingAfter he was brought to Ghatkopar Police Station a large crowd gathered outside the police station demanding his releas reported ANIThe Mumbai Police however stated that the crowd had been dispersed and brought under control reported ANIIn Mumbai there is peace the Ghatkopar area is also peaceful Dont believe any rumours I want to tell the people of Mumbai that for them Police are on the road DCP Hemrajsingh Rajput said reported ANIFollowing the arrest of Islamic Preacher Mufti Salman Azhari the National spokesperson of All India MajliseIttehadul Muslimeen Waris Pathan claimed that the preacher had not delivered any provocative speech and that he must be given justice reported ANIThe due process of law must be followed he must be given a notice under Section 41 A We have full faith in the law and order that we will get justice He did not give any provocative speech he made all the clarifications When actual hate speeches are given why doesnt the government take any action then why have no arrests been made then Waris Pathan said while speaking to reporters reported ANIMufti Salman Azharis lawyer Wahid Sheikh told the media Around 3540 policemen gathered at the residence of Mufti Salman Azhari Mufti Sahab cooperated with the police We were told that a case has been registered against him under section 153 B for promoting enmity between different religious groups in Gujarat He has now been detained illegally reported ANISpeaking on the viral video leading to the arrest he said that no religious sentiments were hurt in the speech given by him no provoked statement has been given The VHP and RSS staged a demonstration outside a police station due to which a suomoto FIR was registered reported ANIMaulana Mufti Salman Azhari came to the police station with them and also cooperated but there is no reply yetMaulana Mufti Salman Azhari is ready to cooperate but the police are not giving any reply Sheikh said reported ANINotably Junagadh Police took action against Mufti Salman Azhari after a video of an inflammatory speech allegedly delivered by the preacher went viral on social mediaAzhari requested his supporters not to protest Neither am I a criminal nor have I been brought here for committing a crime They are doing the required investigation and I am also cooperating with them I am ready to be arrested if it is in my destiny he saidThe alleged speech was delivered at an event held on an open ground near the B division police station in Junagadh on the night of January 31With inputs from ANI