Over Prophet remarks Mumbai Police likely to summon Nupur Sharma

The Mumbai Police is likely to send a summons to suspended BJP leader and spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged remarks on the Prophet Mohammad.

The Pydhonie police in south Mumbai had earlier registered a case against Sharma based on a complaint filed by the joint secretary of Raza Academy’s Mumbai wing, Irfan Shaikh.

Shaikh, in his complaint, claimed that he received a message with a Twitter link which opened to a video clip of the televised debate where Sharma made some objectionable remarks against the Prophet Muhammad and his wife Ayesha, “who are worshipped by the Muslims”.

The BJP on Sunday distanced itself from the leader, suspending her from the party. Along with Sharma, the BJP took action against another leader – Naveen Kumar Jindal, over his tweets on the Prophet. Jindal has been expelled from the party.

Several countries, including Iran, Kuwait, Qatar and Pakistan, have condemned the remarks made by the BJP leaders.