The Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) on Thursday demanded action against a police constable who allegedly uploaded an inciting picture on his Facebook timeline.
In a complaint lodged with Hyderabad Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy, MBT leader and ex-Corporator Amjedullah Khan Khaled alleged that one police constable, Surender Singh, has posted a highly objectionable picture on his Facebook timeline on 11th January. The picture, created through photoshop, shows Lord Hanuman standing on the historic Charminar and the height of Bhagyalaxmi Temple raised up to first floor of Charminar monument.
“This picture is highly objectionable and has been aimed at inciting communal hatred in our State of Telangana. As you are aware that the historic Charminar houses a mosque on its second floor called as “Masjid-e-Charminar” and the monument has the symbol of ‘Panjatan-E-Pak’ at several places. Therefore, trying to depict Charminar as a Hindu temple is nothing but an attempt to spoil the city’s peace and communal harmony,” Amjedullah Khan said in his complaint.
Stating that a similar picture had led to communal clashes in the past, the MBT leader demanded that the Police Commissioner take action against the constable while directing the Facebook management to remove the said picture from the social media networks.
Amjedullah Khan has also lodged a complaint against the constable in the Dabeerpura Police Station. (INN)