New Delhi,September 25 :Three-day exhibition of Quran in 53 languages closed on Day 2, 56 detained at Daryaganj police station .The three-day Quran exhibition put up by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat-Delhi at the Constitution Club was cut short on Saturday, the second day of exhibition, after protests by Muslims.
The exhibition showcased the Holy Quran in 53 languages, translated by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. It was scheduled to be held from September 23 to 25, between 11 am and 8 pm daily. The organisers put up a board reading ‘Exhibition Closed’ outside the main entry around 2.15 pm on Saturday.
A contingent of police, some in riot gear, was also deployed at the spot. As the protests grew, police took a few persons, including the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid and his younger brother, in preventive custody.
According to police, at least 56 people were detained from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Marg in Daryaganj. “They were planning a rally towards the Constitution Club. We took them into preventive custody so that law and order is not disturbed,” said a senior police officer.