Deccan Chronicle

Case registered against man for disrespect­ing Anthem

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT HYDERABAD AUG. 19

A case was registered against one Ahmed, of Baom Akhada for disrespect­ing the National Anthem during Independen­ce Day celebratio­ns held on Wednesday.

The case was booked after a video went viral on social media. In the video, a few people can be seen walking while children sang the National Anthem to welcome them.

The police who came across the video registered a suo motu complaint against one Ahmed, who organised the programme.

“The man had organised a

A case was registered against one Ahmed, of Baom Akhada for disrespect­ing the National Anthem during Independen­ce Day celebratio­ns.

The case was booked after a video of a group of people kept walking even as the National Anthem played in the background, went viral.

flag hoisting programme in the Salala Barkas area, where some wrestlers who practice at the Akhada invited their seniors to participat­e in the programme. They welcomed the seniors with the National Anthem prior to hoisting the national flag,” said Assistant Commission­er of Police, Falaknuma, Syed Fayaz.

The police served a notice under Section 41 of CrPC against Ahmed and the case is being investigat­ed.

To a question if any action could be taken against those who disrespect­ed the National Anthem, the police said that they will know only after investigat­ion if the people had prior knowledge of the National Anthem being played.

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