LUCKNOW: UP police have registered an FIR against Urdu poet Munawwar Rana for his remarks on the recent beheadings in France over Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures. The FIR is based on a complaint lodged with Hazratganj police on Sunday by SI Deepak Kumar Pandey, who alleged that Rana’s remarks were tantamount to promoting communal enmity, hurting religious sentiments and disturbing peace and tranquillity.
The 67-year-old poet has been booked under sections of IPC and IT Act.
Speaking to TOI last week, Rana had said that caricaturing Prophet Mohammad and killing people over it were both wrong. But he admitted that he “would also have done the same” as insulting a religious figure was unacceptable. On Monday, he said he was ready to face the consequences of speaking his mind.