Cops Get More Time to File Probe Report over Owaisi's Remarks

Indore, Nov 20 (PTI) A court in Indore on Wednesday granted 24 more days to the city police to file their investigation report on a private complaint filed against AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi over his remarks on the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict.

Judicial Magistrate First Class A K Gupta directed that the report be filed by December 13.

On November 11, the JMFC had asked the police to submit their report by Wednesday (November 20).

However, the court granted time to the police, which said that it was yet to record the complainant's statements.

The complainant, lawyer Sunil Verma, has sought that Owaisi be prosecuted under IPC Section 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) and section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings) and relevant provisions of the IT Act.

The JMFC had ordered Juni Indore police station to inquire into the complaint against the AIMIM chief and present a report by November 20.

Verma has alleged that Owaisi had insulted the apex court by making "objectionable" comments on the verdict and had also tried to hurt the religious sentiments.

"Owaisi, who is a Lok Sabha MP and a barrister, should have observed restraint while commenting on the apex court’s decision. But he made inflammatory statements about the verdict," Verma had alleged.

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