Cleric held for ‘instigating’ mob in Hubballi
PTI, Apr 21, 2022, 6:00 PM IST
A cleric was arrested on Thursday in connection with the violence reported in the city recently over an alleged social media post hurting the sentiments of a community.
Waseem Pathan was picked up from Mumbai, where he was hiding, on Wednesday night and brought here this morning, police sources said.
Video footage purportedly showed Pathan standing on a police official’s jeep and addressing a crowd of people gathered outside the old Hubballi police station to protest against the alleged post, showing a saffron flag planted on a mosque, that surfaced on social media on Saturday night.
After the speech, the mob went on a rampage damaging many police vehicles, and hurled stones at a nearby hospital and temple.
After the police named him in the FIR, the cleric went into hiding and released a video on social media claiming that he was innocent.
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