SECURITY STEPPED UP AS RIGHTWING GROUP SET FOR MATHURA EVENT

The Mathura city magistrate has issued bailable warrants against 16 people amid a call by a Hindu outfit to recite the Hanuman Chalisa inside Shahi Eidgah mosque on December 6.

Police said no permission has been sought by any organisation and cases have already been registered against two people so far for attempting to gather a crowd for the event. The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) last month urged all its leaders and supporters to arrive at the mosque, adjacent to Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi, which is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna, on December 6 to recite the Hanuman Chalisa.