Man killed over Facebook post: Gujarat ATS arrests Muslim cleric from Delhi

ATS officials said Maulvi Kamargani Usmani was arrested from Delhi, and he is the second cleric to be held in the case after Mohammad Ayub Javrawala, who was nabbed from Ahmedabad on Friday

|Jan 31, 2022, 16:05:16 IST

Ahmedabad: A Muslim cleric was arrested from Delhi by the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad in connection with the murder of a man in Gujarat's Dhandhuka town recently over an alleged objectionable Facebook post that the accused claimed hurt their religious sentiments, an official said.Kishan Boliya was shot dead by motorcycle-borne men on 25 January in retaliation for a Facebook post he had shared on 6 January, for which some Muslim community members had filed a police complaint claiming it hurt their religious sentiments.ATS officials said Maulvi Kamargani Usmani was arrested from Delhi, and he is the second cleric to be held in the case after Mohammad Ayub Javrawala, who was nabbed from Ahmedabad on Friday.ATS Superintendent of Police Imtiaz Shaikh told reporters Shabbir Chopda, who had shot dead Boliya, was in touch with Usmani through social media platform Instagram, adding that the arrested cleric ran a social organisation and instigated youth from the community to take action against those who insult Prophet Mohammad.Chopda (25), Imtiaz Pathan (27) were held on Friday along with Javrawala, who instigated the two to commit the crime and also arranged for the murder weapon.Usmani had directed Chopda to get in touch with Javrawala for action against Boliya, the ATS SP said, adding that the two clerics were in touch with each other.The Gujarat ATS began their probe into the case on Saturday.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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