Jharkhand Muslim man arrested for speaking against Modi, cows in WhatsApp video

July 25, 2017 19:38

Police in Jharkhands Hazaribag arrested a 25-year-old Muslim man late Monday night for allegedly abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cows in a video that recently went viral on WhatsApp, Hazaribag superintendent of police Anup Birthare said on Tuesday.

Later Tuesday, a judicial magistrate remanded Mohammad Arif to 14 days of police custody.

This is the second incidence in a month when a Muslim man has been sent to jail for speaking explicitly against Modi in BJP-ruled Jharkhand. On June 23, the Sahibganj police arrested 20-year-old Sameer Ansari for allegedly raising anti-Modi and anti-India slogans in a video which was largely shared on social media.

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