File FIR against Salman Khurshid for comments in his book on Hindu religion: Court tells cops
Lucknow, Dec 22: A court here ordered on Wednesday to register an FIR against senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid for comparing the "Sanatan" Hindu religion with the Boko Haram and ISIS terror outfits in his book titled "Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in our times".
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shantanu Tyagi ordered to register the FIR against the former Union minister. The court directed the Bakshi Ka Talab police in-charge to get the FIR lodged under the relevant provisions of law and ensure a proper investigation in the matter.
"The copy of the FIR be sent to the court within the next three days," the magistrate said. The order came on an application moved under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) by one Shubhangi Tiwari.
In
its
order,
the
magistrate
said,
"From
a
perusal
of
the
application
and
the
arguments
raised
in
its
support,
I
am
of
the
opinion
that
cognisable
offences
are
made
out
against
Salman
Khurshid."
The
applicant
alleged
that
certain
portions
of
the
book
amounted
to
hurting
the
religious
feelings
of
Hindus.
It
was
also
stated
that
an
application
was
moved
at
the
police
station
for
the
registration
of
an
FIR
against
the
Congress
leader,
but
the
police
did
not
do
so
and
hence,
the
plea
was
filed
in
the
court.
PTI