Man booked for insulting Prophet in WhatsApp group

Bhiwandi: The repercussions of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s statement against Prophet Mohammad are still felt in Bhiwandi city, with another case registered by the police on Saturday against a 27-year-old man who sent a similar kind of message (which Sharma had shared earlier) on one of the WhatsApp groups.

The members of the group took offence and filed a case against him. Subsequently, the Nizampura police arrested him for spreading hatred in the name of religion. This is the sixth such case filed in the last 15 days — two in Nizampura police station, three with Bhiwandi city and one in Bhoiwada police station.

The accused arrested on Saturday is identified as Nikesh Pashte and works as a daily wager. He is a member of one of the local Bhiwandi Whatsapp Group, called ‘Bhiwandi A1’. He had some arguments over petty issues in the group, so he posted a message and video humiliating Prophet Mohammad.