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Haridwar hate speech

A day after Uttarakhand police recorded an FIR in connection with a religious event in Haridwar where calls for violence against Muslims were made, Director General of State Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar said the videos of hate were removed from Facebook.

He said that Waseem Rizvi, alias Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, has been named defendant, as it was based on a complaint filed by a local resident, which only mentioned "Wasim Rizvi and others". The program ran from December 17 to 19.

The police registered a case under section 153A of the IPC (which promotes enmity between different groups on the grounds of religion), which carries a maximum sentence of five years.

Kumar denied that the case was registered in minor sections. He told The Hindu that sections of the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act of 1967 (UAPA) were not invoked as there was no murder on the spot.

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