UP imam booked for throwing out man in saffron kurta from masjid

AGRA: A 45-year-old imam of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district has been booked for preventing a local resident in saffron kurta from entering the place of worship and insulting him in front of others, police said on Tuesday.
Asif Ali Khan, 40, who was asked to leave the mosque, had subsequently filed a complaint at Shamshabad police station in the district.
Khan said, "I was humiliated in front of others for wearing 'bhagva'. I countered the imam saying religion has no colour, but he sternly warned me not to enter the masjid again if I wear saffron."
Staion house officer (SHO) of Shamshabad police station, Manoj Kumar Bhati, told TOI, "The incident took place two days ago. The imam, identified as Mehtaab Hafiz, has been booked under IPC section 506 (criminal intimidation)."
"Further investigation is underway in the matter," the SHO added.
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Kaimganj, Sohrab Alam, said, "We're trying to find out why the imam stopped the man from entering the mosque. Was the saffron kurta the only reason or was there something more to it."