Controversial Religious Remark Row: Thane Police summons Nupur Sharma

Nupur Sharma, a suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician, was summoned by Bhiwandi city police in Thane district and asked to appear for questioning tomorrow over a controversial religious comment.

Nupur Sharma’s lawyer wrote to the Bhiwandi police department in response to the summons, requesting a few extra days to appear for the investigation. Protests erupted in Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh in response to suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma’s and expelled leader Naveen Jindal’s inflammatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad.

Some Gulf countries, in particular, were outraged by the inflammatory remarks made about the Prophet. Protests have erupted across the country.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructed state and union territory police chiefs to be ready and alert since they will be on target.

Following many episodes of violence, MHA issued a message to the state and union territory police on Friday.

According to a top MHA source, the state and union territory police have been advised to keep careful because they may be targeted during the violence.