New Delhi: Taking suo moto cognizance of media reports, National Commission for Minorities Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura on Wednesday sought a report from the Gurugram Commissioner of Police regarding a Maulvi who was forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" by two persons.
The police said the incident took place at 11 pm on October 22 when the complainant, who conducts Friday prayers in Sector 40, was going home.
According to a complaint by Maulvi Imam Abdul Hasib, the two men followed him and asked him to stop conducting the Friday namaz. They abused and threatened him with dire consequences if he failed to comply.
"They then asked me to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram'," he said. The police said they had taken into custody a two-wheeler the accused used.
A challan is being submitted to the court for further action, the police said, adding a case had been registered against the accused. (UNI)