Indian police step up arrests to stop religious unrest over anti-Islam remarks

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SRINAGAR/KOLKATA, India - Police in India's Kashmir arrested a youth for posting a video threatening to behead a former spokesperson of India's ruling party who had made derogatory remarks about Islam's religious leader Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Sunday (June 12). The video, circulated on YouTube, has been withdrawn by authorities as part of a wider attempt to curb religious...

Security personnel patrols on a street after violence erupted between police and protestors over a comment on Prophet Mohammed by Bharatiya Janata Party member Nupur Sharma, in Howrah on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, June 11, 2022.

Earlier this month, the BJP suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and expelled another leader, Naveen Kumar Jindal, for their controversial comments about the Prophet's private life that also angered several Muslim countries, causing a massive diplomatic challenge for the Modi government.On Sunday, Jindal said on Twitter that his family faced continuous threats, and some of his followers tweeted that a crude bomb was defused near his residence in capital New Delhi.

Clashes over the remarks simmered across the country, as some in the minority Muslim community see them as the latest instance of pressure and humiliation under BJP rule on issues ranging from freedom of worship to the wearing of hijab head scarves.

 

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