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Mangaluru: Coming down heavily on offering namaz on a road in Mangaluru, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has warned of holding mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, if instances of offering namaz on the road is not stopped in Dakshina Kannada district.
VHP leader Sharan Pumpwell said “instances of offering namaz on roads and public places have come to light in the district. It is a conspiracy to create unrest in the district.
The district administration should take action against those who offered namaz on the road. If such incidents recur, the VHP will hold recitation of Hanuman chalisa on the same spot.”
In fact, the VHP members submitted a memorandum to Kadri police to take action against those who offered namaz on the road. The police should consider the incident seriously.
In a memorandum, they said inspite of having enough space at the masjid, by offering namaz on the road has caused inconvenience to the public.
It may be recalled that the video of a few offering namaz on the street in Kankanady had gone viral on social media, drawing criticism from various quarters.
Case registered
Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal said that a case has been registered against unknown persons for offering prayers on the road at Mangaluru East Police station limits.
FIR has been registered under IPC Sections 341, 283, 143 and 149 and investigation is in progress.
The Commissioner said "video of unknown persons offering prayers on the public road in front of a masjid on May 24 was being circulated in social media. The video was verified and was found that it posed hindrance to the movement of public and vehicles."