Palestine flags hoisted on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi in Bilaspur, 5 arrested

Five people have been arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city for hoisting a flag resembling the flag of Palestine on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi. The police took this action after receiving a complaint.

Krishna Bihari Singh language, BilaspurTue, 17 Sep 2024 06:56 PM Share

After Madhya Pradesh, now in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, the police arrested five youths on Monday for allegedly hoisting the Palestinian flag in houses on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi. The police took this action on the basis of a complaint. Not only this, the police immediately removed the flags from the houses with the help of some senior citizens of the community. Other suspects are being identified in this case. The police is investigating the matter.

Police officials said on Tuesday that police arrested Sheikh Sameer (20), Fidel Khan (24), Mohammed Shoaib (23), Sheikh Azim (19) and Sheikh Sameer (22) for allegedly hoisting the Palestinian flag on some houses on the occasion of Eid on Monday in the Tarbahar area of ​​the city.

Police officials said that on Monday evening, the Tarbahar police station received a complaint that some houses near Khudiram Bose Chowk in the area had Palestinian flags hoisted. After receiving the information, the police team reached the spot. With the help of some senior citizens of the community, the police immediately removed the flags from the houses. Later, on Tuesday, based on a written complaint by people of an organization, the police registered a case against five youths under the Indian Penal Code and arrested them.

Officials said that during the initial interrogation, the arrested youths told that after seeing the stories of alleged atrocities against Palestinians on social media, they had put up Palestine flags to express their sympathy towards them. The accused also told that they themselves bought clothes from the market and stitched them to make Palestine flags.

It is noteworthy that three youths have been arrested for allegedly waving the Palestinian flag during the Eid-e-Milad procession in Balaghat town of Madhya Pradesh. Police said on Tuesday that a minor boy has also been detained. It is said that these people were inspired by social media reels and Instagram videos. Police identified the suspects on the basis of video footage. The said arrests have been made under Section 197 (2) of the BNS.