Warrants against 16 people ahead of planned march to Shahi Eidgah
AGRA: The Mathura city magistrate has issued bailable warrants against 16 people amid a call by a Hindu outfit to march to the Shahi Eidgah mosque on December 6 and recite the Hanuman Chalisa.
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.
“The event will take place on December 6. The peaceful recital of Hanuman Chalisa will be conducted at Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi between 12 and 12.30pm,” ABHM president Rajyashree Bose Chaudhary said.
Mathura officiating senior superintendent of police (SSP) Martand Prakash Singh said no permission was sought for any such event by any organisation.
Sanjay Kumar Pandey, SHO of Govind Nagar police station said around three dozen people have been bound by notices.
Being bound by a notice is a situation wherein an executive magistrate serves a show cause notice with a surety bond to a person on the apprehension that he/she may disturb the peace.
“Those who failed to respond and fill the required surety bond have been issued bailable warrants by the court of the city magistrate. Sixteen people have been issued warrants .... ” he said.
Chaudhary condemned the police action. “We have planned a peaceful event. As such, there is no reason for police to intervene because we will offer prayers at the site,” she said.