A man arrested for allegedly calling his village ‘mini Pakistan’ in a Facebook post, in the Gurh area of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh.
Abrar Khan, 32, posted his photograph on his Facebook account with a caption, “See Amreti – a Mini Pakistan”. Rewa district’s superintendent of police Rakesh Kumar Singh said on Thursday.
Singh said Khan told the police during his questioning that “it was a casual remark” as neighbouring villages used to taunt his Muslim-dominated village as “a mini Pakistan”. Khan has been arrested under section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of IPC and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act,
“We are also investigating the details of those who liked his post. We will issue a warning to villagers (in the neighbouring villages) not to indulge in such activities (call this village mini-Pakistan),” the district police chief said.
Abrar Khan reportedly told the police that he worked in an oilfield in Oman and returned to his village during the lockdown a few months earlier. Singh said the police has seized his passport and asked the passport office to cancel the travel document.
Rakesh Kumar Singh said the district’s cyber cell is investigating the case and verifying his credentials. “We will also check what exactly he used to do in Oman and who helped him find the job in Oman,” he added.
