YouTuber Huda Zariwala was arrested in Saharanpur on Monday after police registered a case against her over alleged objectionable and provocative remarks against chief minister Yogi Adityanath and the Saharanpur district magistrate in connection with the demolition of a mosque inside the district Collectorate premises, officials said on Tuesday.
Viral video prompts police action
Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Vyom Bindal also confirmed Zariwala’s arrest. Police later detained Zariwala after the video came to their attention and arrested her under preventive provisions relating to breach of peace. The action came amid heightened police activity in the district following the demolition of the mosque on September 5 and growing tensions over the removal of the structure. The FIR was registered at Sadar Bazaar police station under BNS section 299 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class of citizens by insulting its religion or beliefs).
She was subsequently produced before the authorities and sent to jail, police said. Saharanpur SSP Abhinandan Singh said police had registered a case on the basis of Dushyant Singh’s complaint and were examining the viral video and the alleged remarks. She was sent to jail following court orders, the officer said.
Police registered a case on the basis of a complaint filed by advocate Dushyant Singh on Monday morning.
