An FIR was registered on Saturday against the author and the publisher of a book, which has been taught at a government-run aw college in Indore, along with its principal and a professor on charges of promoting enmity between different groups and hurting religious feelings, police said.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has alleged the book, “Collective Violence and Criminal Justice System”, contains very objectionable content against the Hindu community and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which encourages religious fundamentalism. The First Information Report (FIR) was registered following the complaint lodged by a student of Government New Law College, and hours after state Home Minister Narottam Mishra directed Indore’s commissioner of police to register a case after conducting a probe in 24 hours into the contents of the book.
“An FIR has been registered against Dr Farhat Khan, author of the book titled ‘Collective Violence and Criminal Justice System’, Amar Law Publication, principal of the institute Dr Inam Ur Rahman, and professor Mirza Mojiz Baig. They are booked under sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence), 295-A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code,” said Bhawarkuan police station in-charge Shashikant Chaurasia.
