'Pathaan' release: Four held in Indore for slogan against Prophet

Police in Madhya Pradeshs Indore on Wednesday arrested four persons after some Muslim community members complained that objectionable slogans against Prophet Mohammed were raised during a protest by rightwing activists against Pathaan movie near a cinema hall in the cityIn a separate development the police registered a case against unidentified persons after the Vishva Hindu Parishad VHP alleged that a provocative slogan sar tan se juda beheading was raised during a protest by jihadi elements in the city an official saidAlso read Pathaan BO SRKstarrer creates history by collecting Rs 57 crore on day 1Some rightwing organisations held protests against the movie in parts of Madhya Pradesh on the day of its release on Wednesday over certain scenes forcing some theatres in Indore and Bhopal to cancel the morning showsSome members of the Muslim community alleged that objectionable slogans against the Prophet were raised during an antiPathaan protest by rightwing activists in the premises of citybased Kastur Talkies in Indore Based on their complaint a first information report FIR was registered and four persons were later arrested in connection with this case a police spokesperson saidThe VHP on Wednesday night claimed that protesters raised provocative sar tan se juda slogan during a protest in the citys Badwali Chowki areaVHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal made this allegation while sharing the purported video of this sloganeering on TwitterHe tagged state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Home Minister Narottam Mishra in the tweet and wrote They Chouhan and Mishra possibly dont know that sar tan se juda gang has become active in Indore todayHe accused jihadi elements of being part of this protestA local VHP delegation met City Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra on Wednesday night and submitted a memorandum against this slogan allegedly raised in the Barwali Chowki areaMishra said a case under section 505 and other relevant provisions of India Penal Code IPC was registered at Sadar Bazar police station for alleged objectionable sloganeering in Barwali Chowki areaAppropriate action will be taken against the accused in this case after identifying them he saidA police spokesperson said that four people have been arrested in the Kastur Cinema slogan caseMembers of the Muslim community protested in large numbers in Chandan Nagar Chhatripura and other minoritydominated areas along with Badwali Chowki The protesters objected to the objectionable slogans against Prophet Mohammed raised during the Kastur Talkies protestMishra said that based on the purported video of sloganeering in Kastur Talkies premises a case was registered under IPC sections 505 and 295A at Chhatripura Police StationWe will get the authenticity of the videos produced by members of Hindu as well as the Muslim communities verified and also conduct a detailed investigation into their allegations the police commissioner saidThe protest against Pathaan at Kastur Talkies premises was held on the call given by Bajrang DalDespite repeated attempts Tannu Sharma local convenor of Bajrang Dal could not be contacted for his reaction over this episodeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever