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Delhi HC upholds FIR against DU professor over Gyanvapi post

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Delhi HC upholds FIR against DU professor over Gyanvapi post

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against a DU professor for his alleged objectionable social media post on the presence of a ‘shiva linga’ in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Mosque. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh dismissed the petition by Dr Ratan Lal, seeking to quash the FIR registered in May 2022 … Read more

Varanasi college-mosque row: 5 held for ‘spreading rumours’

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Varanasi college-mosque row: 5 held for ‘spreading rumours’

Varanasi: Amid tension at the Uday Pratap College here over a mosque located on its premises, police on Saturday arrested five people for allegedly spreading rumours, officials said. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Cantonment, Vidush Saxena said, “We have arrested one Mukhtar Ahmed and four others for spreading rumours that could lead to disharmony among … Read more