Bhopal: Man Arrested For Chanting Anti-National Slogans

In Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, a man was taken into custody for reportedly shouting anti-national chants, according to the police.

An FIR, a copy of which is with ANI, states that the event happened late on Thursday, May 16, in Bhopal, under the jurisdiction of the Misrod police station. The case was filed on Friday night.

Faizal Khan, who owns a puncture business in Bhopal and lives in the Raisen area of Mandideep, has been named as the accused.

Section 153 B of the IPC (Imputations and Assertions Prejudicial to National Integration) was the reason for his booking.

“Complaint Brijesh Rao (26), a resident of Nai Basti Jatkhedi, Bhopal stated that on Thursday evening at around 6:30, he along with his friend Akhilesh Parmar had gone to eat paan at a kiosk. Meanwhile, a man present there was raising anti-national slogans (Pakistan Zindabad and Hindustan Murdabad). Both of them tried to convince him, but he did not listen,” statement read in the FIR copy.

He was also captured on camera by the complaint. When questions were asked about the accused, Faizal Khan’s name came up. He owns a puncture shop here in Bhopal and lives in Mandideep. The FIR also stated that Brijesh later on Friday arrived at the Misrod police station with the footage and filed a formal report on the incident.