Mumbai,
Mumbai police will summon Nupur Sharma, a former national representative of the Bharatiya Janata Party, to record her statement in connection with the FIR registered against her for supposedly making deprecatory comments against Prophet Mohammed, city police commissioner Sanjay Pandey said on Monday.
At the Mumbai police headquarters, Pandey said,” An FIR was already registered against Nupur Sharma in Pydhonie police station. We are going to call her to record her statement as per the law and the legitimate procedure will be taken after.
The Mumbai police registered a case against Nupur Sharma on May 28 for supposedly making objectionable comments against Prophet Mohammed during a tv news debate based on a complaint lodged by Irfan Sheik, joint secretary of Raza Academy.
Sharma was charged under Indian Penal Code sections 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 153A (promoting enmity between groups) and 505(2) (statements conducing to open mischief), the police had said. Sharma was suspended from the BJP on June 5 over her comments against the Prophet that drew condemnation from several Islamic nations.
