Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in Hyderabad on Sunday night after protests were held against blasphemous content in a school textbook.
What triggered the protest was an illustration of Prophet Muhammad published in a standard fourth moral science book by Amigos Books International USA and prescribed as the syllabus for students of a private school.
Some people who noticed it posted the matter on social media, after which the news spread and youth took to the streets in Falaknuma, Kalapather, Tappachabutra, and other areas of the city.
In Kalapather, the youth protested on the streets and demanded action against the publisher. A police complaint was lodged at the Falaknuma police station.
An FIR has been booked under sections 153A, 295, 504 and 120B of the IPC. The school principal has been arrested and the publisher has been made accused in the case.
The police have stated that the publisher, about a year and a half ago, was given a warning and let go of the same issue. However, the police have assured of stringent action on the issue this time.
The MBT spokesperson, Amjedullah Khan, said Muslims will not tolerate such things and demanded that the police file a case and take strict action. He asked the authorities to ensure that all the books were immediately withdrawn.
The police went on high alert in the city after the protests started, and cases were registered at different police stations in the city.
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