Mumbai police summons Nupur Sharma for her remarks against Prophet Mohammad

An FIR was registered against Sharma at Pydhonie police station in the city earlier this week after her comments about the Prophet during a TV debate triggered a huge controversy

Nupur Sharma
Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma
Press Trust of India Mumbai
1 min read Last Updated : Jun 11 2022 | 10:22 PM IST

Mumbai Police has summoned suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma to record a statement on June 25 in connection with her objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad, an official said here on Saturday.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Sharma at Pydhonie police station in the city earlier this week after her comments about the Prophet during a TV debate triggered a huge controversy. Police wanted to record her statement in the case and she has been asked to appear before the investigating officer at 11 am on June 25, the official said. Earlier, police had asked for a video of the debate from the concerned news channel.

The BJP has suspended Sharma and expelled another leader, Naveen Jindal, who had tweeted similar comments.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jun 11 2022 | 10:22 PM IST

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