Manipur Recordsdata Sedition Case In opposition to JNU Pupil Sharjeel Imam
Imphal:
The Manipur police has lodged an FIR in opposition to former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam for his “seditious” remark within the wake of the amended Citizenship Act.
Sharjeel Imam has been charged beneath IPC sections 121 A(conspiracy to salary warfare in opposition to India), 124 A (sedition), 120B (prison conspiracy) and 153 which pertains to “promotingenmity between other spiritual teams with an intent tocreate disharmony”, the police stated.
The FIR used to be lodged in opposition to Imam on Saturday for a speech he delivered on the Aligarh Muslim College (AMU) on January 16. “Taking cognisance of the objectionable video of Mr Sharjeel Imam, by which he threatened to sever Northeast fromthe remainder of nation, the Manipur Police has filed an FIR (No.16(1)2020 IPS) beneath sections 121/121-A/124-A/ 120-B /153IPC, tweeted Rajat Sethi, an marketing consultant to Manipur CM. Leader Minister N Biren Singh shared his tweet.
Sharjeel Imam’s alleged speeches went viral on social media by which he used to be heard pronouncing that Assam and different northeast states must be bring to a halt from the remainder of the rustic within the wake of the Citizenship (Modification) Act (CAA).
