BJP leaders' remarks against Rohingyas, Bangladeshis don't hurt Indian sentiments: Police to HC

The Maharashtra police on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it has decided not to invoke provisions of outraging religious sentiments against BJP leaders, including Nitesh Rane, as the words “Rohingyas and Bangladeshis” they used in their speeches were not against Indians or any community here.

Four cases were registered against Rane for allegedly promoting enmity and disharmony among religious groups with speeches he made during his rallies.

The police had invoked section 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code only in one case against the BJP leader at Mankhurd police station.