Maha Police summon Nupur Sharma on June 22 over remarks against Prophet

The Maharashtra Police summoned the suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma to appear before them on June 22 to record her statement in connection with her remarks against Prophet Muhammad an official saidAn FIR had been registered against Sharma by the Mumbra police in Thane district of Maharashtra following her remarksAccordingly Sharma has been summoned by the Mumbra police to record her statement before the investigating officer on June 22 an official saidThe police have sent the summons to Sharma by email as well as speed post mentioning details of the FIR registered against her he saidThe BJP had on Sunday suspended Sharma over her alleged insulting remarks against Prophet Muhammad that drew condemnation from several Islamic nationsThe Pydonie police in Mumbai have also registered an FIR against herMumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey had on Monday said they will also summon Sharma to record her statement in connection with the FIR registered against herThe Mumbai Police had registered a case against Sharma on May 28 for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad during a television news debateShe was charged under Indian Penal Code Sections 295A deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs 153A promoting enmity between groups and 5052 statements conducing to public mischief the police had saidEarlier today the suspended BJP leader was given security by Delhi after an FIR was registered on a complaint that she was getting death threats after her controversial comments on a Television debateThe Bharatiya Janata Party on June 5 suspended Sharma from the partys primary membershipAlso read Suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma gets security after alleged death threatsMember secretary of BJPs central disciplinary committee Om Pathak in a letter to Sharma said You have expressed views contrary to the Partys position on various matters which is in clear violation of Rule 10 a of constitution of the BJP I have been directed to convey to you that pending further inquiry you are suspended from the party and from your responsibilitiesassignments if any with immediate effectSharma on Sunday withdrew her statement by saying that it was never her intention to hurt anyones religious feelings hours after the suspensionWith inputs from PTI