Bicholim man held for ‘Nizamuddin’ post

TNN | Updated: Apr 4, 2020, 05:03 IST

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PANAJI: A 50-year-old person from Bicholim was arrested on Friday and subsequently released on bail after he allegedly posted ‘I love Nizamuddin’ on social media.
This comes in the wake of the markaz religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat that was held last month at Nizamuddin in Delhi. Nizamuddin has emerged as a Covid-19 hotspot in the country.
Speaking to TOI, Bicholim PI Sanjay Dalvi said, “We have arrested Mohsin Shaikh, a resident of Muslimwado, under Section 188 (violating curfew order) and Section 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Indian Penal Code.”
Dalvi said the accused was later released on bail on producing a surety of Rs 10,000.
“We had received many complaints about his posts. The offence has been registered suo motu,” Dalvi said. A senior police officer said Shaikh had first posted ‘I love Nizamuddin’ which attracted widespread criticism fromk people.
Following this, Shaikh put up another post which was even more provocative in nature. The officer also said that if the police had to not arrest Shaikh, Bicholim town could have witnessed “tense moments”.