Mathura/New Delhi: A joint team of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested one person from Delhi on Monday for allegedly offering 'namaaz' at Nandmahal temple in Nandgaon area in Mathura's Barsana.
The accused has been identified as Faisal Khan from Jamia Nagar in Delhi.
As many as four persons were booked under Sections 153-A, 295 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code for creating disharmony among religious sects by offering 'namaaz' at a Hindu temple.
According to sources, the incident took place at around 12.30 p.m. at on Thursday and pictures and videos of the duo, Faisal Khan and Mohammed Chand, surfaced across social media platforms.
While Khan and Mohammed offered namaaz, two others -- Alok Ratan and Nilesh Gupta -- clicked their pictures, which were then circulated on social media.
As per the FIR, the four are members of a Delhi-based organisation called ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’.
The FIR states that Khan and Mohammed offered namaz without taking permission from temple authorities or informing them.
On the complaint of a temple member, the police filed a complaint on the charges of hurting religious faith, creating disharmony among religious sects, creating an atmosphere of fear in the society and desecrating the place of worship.
Later, the members of the temple committee performed the purification rituals for the temple.
"The case was taken up by Barsana police station before being transferred to the Intelligence Department. A probe has been initiated for determining the motives behind the act and making the picture viral on social media. We have arrested one person and launched a manhunt to nab other accused persons," Shrichand, SP, Mathura (Rural).
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Police have deployed additional force in the area to prevent any untoward incident.
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