Delhi: Man apprehended after viral video shows him 'promoting' religious hatred

New Delhi: Delhi Police have apprehended a 23-year-old man for allegedly promoting religious hatred after a viral social media video purportedly showed him making communally sensitive remarks. Police said they have also filed a case against Suhail Choudhary under Section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence) of the Indian Penal Code. Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Sanjay Kumar Sain said, “A video got viral wherein a youth was seen promoting hatred/enmity between different communities. On receipt of a complaint, efforts were made to establish the identity of the person seen in the video and he was identified as Sohail Chaudhary. During his cursory search, an illegal weapon has been recovered from his possession.” According to the police officer, a case under the Arms Act was registered against Choudhary, a resident of Delhi’s Noor e- Ilahi. He was earlier found to be involved in an attempt to murder case, they said. This comes just days after Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi witnessed communal violence which left nine people injured and destroyed businesses of many in the neighbourhood. Earlier, two men were arrested for allegedly trying to promote communal disharmony in northeast Delhi’s Khajuri Khas area. A call was received on Sunday night regarding a group of people in Khajuri Khas making “communally provocative statements” and talking about the riots in Delhi. Aman and Jeeshan (both aged 20) have been arrested and booked under Sections 153A and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on Monday, police said. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.