Shamli police in Uttar Pradesh lodged an FIR on Sunday, July 7, against intelligencers Zakir Ali Tyagi and Waseem Ali Tyagi and three others for twittering about the contended lynching of a Muslim man two days ago On July 5, Feroz Qureshi, a scrap worker with no felonious record, was beaten to death over allegations of theft in the Jalalabad city of Shamli quarter.
After his family protested, an FIR against three persons – Pankaj, Pinky and Rajendra – was lodged. A post about the lynching was also participated by Thana Bhawan MLA, Ashraf Ali Khan. The MLA represents Rashtriya Lok Dal( RLD), an supporter of the ruling National Democratic Alliance at the Centre. intelligencers Zakir Ali Tyagi and Waseem Akram Tyagi also twittered about Feroz’s death and the recent sharp rise of Muslim lynchings ever since Modi 3.0 came to power on June 4.
The others mentioned in the FIR are Asif Rana, Saif Allahbadi and Ahmad Raza Khan. According to Shamli police, Zakir and Waseem’s tweets encouraged collaborative discord. The police have invoked BNS Section 196( Promoting hostility between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, hearthstone, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to conservation of harmony) and Section 353( Statements conducing to public mischief).
In a police statement, it's contended that Feroz’s death isn't related to the lynching. “ It was also informed before that it's clear from the posthumous report that the cause of death wasn't assault. The departed had entered the indicted’s house drunk. Despite this, the incident has been designedly posted on social media as mob lynching to spread collaborative abomination.
In the registered FIR, action will be taken as per the PM report. Applicable FIR has also been registered against vicious posts and legal action will be assured, ” the statement read. The statement added that the intelligencers ’ tweets were made with the sole intention to produce collaborative uneasiness in the region.
Speaking toSiasat.com, Zakir Ali Tyagi said he's ready to fight the case fairly. “ If I had twittered a fake news the allegations make sense. But that isn't the case. I twittered about a lynching case that happed in Samli two days agone.
I'll fight this fairly, ” he said. “ Government and the police want Muslims to be lynched on a diurnal base and no journalist or citizen is supposed to raise voice against it, ” Zakir added.
Meanwhile, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi responded to the news by stating the new felonious laws are used to null the voice of verity speakers. Taking on X, he said, “ This is why I had opposed the new felonious laws in Lok Sabha. They're meant to be “ misused ” against those who speak the verity. ”