Two days after booking 26 people for offering Namaz at a house of a fellow villager, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday ‘expunge’ the case citing “nothing” was found in the probe. The case had invited criticism from All India Majlis-E-Ittahadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah who objected that now ‘Muslims’ can’t even offer Namaz inside their homes.
Hemant Kutiyal, Senior Superintendent of Police, Moradabad, in a statement, said some locals from Dulhepur village had made a complaint to the Chhajlet police station on August 24 in which they had alleged that Muslims of the village were offering Namaz in group at a house of a local resident.
The complainant had alleged that “by reading the namaz in a gathering, these people (Muslims) are spreading hatred and enmity among people.” The complainant also alleged that he has seen the Muslims offering group Namaz on August 24.
