The hearing in bail petition of Wasim Rizvi alias Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, accused of delivering hate speech during a Dharam Sansad in Haridwar last year, could not take place in the Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday, as the Judge hearing the matter was on leave.
Rizvi was arrested by Uttarakhand Police on January 13, 2022, for allegedly making provocative statements against Muslims at a ‘Dharam Sansad (religious conclave) held in Haridwar from December 17 to 19, 2021.
The former chief of Shia Waqf Board who recently converted to Hinduism, was booked along with Yati Narsinghanand Giri, seers Dharamdas and Sadhvi Annapurna, and others, under IPC Section 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion), among other sections, for their alleged hate speeches at the Dharam Sansad.
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Giri, the controversial priest of Dasna temple in Ghaziabad, had organised the religious conclave.