Bajrang Muni Das, the mahant of the Maharshi Shri Lakshman Das Udasin Ashram in Khairabad town, Uttar Pradesh has allegedl delivered a hate speech and rape threat on April 2 on a video on social media platforms, has been booked, police said on Saturday.
“A case has been registered against Mahant Bajrang Muni Das over his hate speech in Khairabad. After collection of evidence and inquiry, police will initiate action accordingly,” Additional Superintendent of Police Sitapur, Rajiv Dikshit, said.
Das has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections related to making hate speech and derogatory statements.
In a two-minute video containing the hate speech, which is said to have been recorded on April 2, Das can be heard saying if any Hindu girl is teased by a man belonging to a particular community, he would himself rape a woman of that community.
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