Sharjeel Imam (File Photo) A Delhi court on Monday framed charges against JNU student Sharjeel Imam for allegedly making inflammatory speeches at Aligarh Muslim University and in Delhi’s Jamia area against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat framed the charges under Sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, etc.), 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 13 (punishment for unlawful activities) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The FIR was against Imam was registered on January 25, 2020, at the crime branch police station under Section 124-(A), 153A, 505 of the IPC with regard to speeches made in the Jamia area on December 13, 2019. The said speech was shared on social media. Another speech was uploaded on Twitter and different websites in which he is seen addressing a gathering at Aligarh Muslim University.
According to the state, Imam is accused of an offence relating to sedition, promoting enmity between groups on the ground of religion and indulging in unlawful activities to cause disaffection towards India.
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