Jammu nd Kashmir police have registered an FIR into an incident that occurred on Jumat-ul-Vida, whereby a non-local reportedly transformed to Islam, termed by the police FIR as a “pressured conversion.”
The video of the conversion incident went viral on social media platforms, significantly Fb.
An FIR copy accessed by Kashmir Dot Com states, “Based on dependable sources, the video, shared by sure people related to Information Portals, depicts an individual named Sandeep, residing in Haryana, purportedly changing his faith throughout Friday prayers on the Hazratbal shrine.”
“The dissemination of this video has stirred unrest among the many public and raised issues about non secular concord and tolerance. The incident has additionally evoked robust reactions past the borders of Jammu and Kashmir and UT, probably fueling sectarianism and communal discord,” the police talked about within the FIR.
“Additional investigation revealed that Sandeep was allegedly mentally manipulated by the proprietor of the home, Anayat Muntazir, a resident of Nowhatta, who employed Sandeep as a home employee at his dwelling in Srinagar. Anayat reportedly took Sandeep to the Hazratbal shrine, the place he allegedly coerced him into reciting the Kalma throughout congregational prayers to transform his faith,” the police FIR additional elaborated.
In the meantime, an official instructed Srinagar based mostly information company Kashmir Dot Com that FIR no. 55/2024 has been registered at Police Station Nigeen beneath numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code, together with 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant), 298 (Uttering phrases, and many others., with deliberate intent to wound non secular emotions), 153 (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to trigger riot), and 153-A (Selling enmity between completely different teams on grounds of faith, race, place of origin, residence, language, and many others., and doing acts prejudicial to upkeep of concord).
Furthermore, a Sub-Inspector ranked official has been assigned the duty of finishing the case file and submitting the investigation report back to the Superintendent of Police for additional motion.
The Jammu and Kashmir police have urged the general public to stay calm as they work to deal with the matter diligently and guarantee justice prevails.–(KDC)
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