Hyderabad: The Musheerabad police on Monday booked a case against a cracker manufacturer for allegedly insulting religious sentiments of a community by allegedly using paper on which ‘Quranic verses’ were printed for making crackers.
Late Monday night Mohammed Amjedullah Khan Khalid, spokesperson Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) approached Musheerabad police with some crackers, in which he alleged that Quranic verses are printed.
Amjedullah alleged that a local vendor who is running a shop in front of Ek Minar Masjid at Musheerabad had been selling crackers with papers having Quranic verses on it. He sought strict action against the cracker manufacturer based in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, and the local seller for insulting the religious sentiments of the community.
The local public gathered in front of police station Musheerabad and staged a protest along with the MBT leader.
“We have registered a case and have collected the cracker samples from the nearby shop,” said E. Jahangeer Yadav, inspector at Musheerabad police station.
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