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Jammu: Curfew in Bhaderwah continues for ninth day, security heightened outside mosques before Friday prayers
•Curfew in Bhaderwah town was imposed on 9 June following communal tension in the wake of protests over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and some social posts by local right-wing activists in her support
Bhim Sena chief Satpal Tanwar arrested for issuing Rs 1-crore bounty to cut Nupur Sharma's tongue
Fp Staff •According to the Delhi Police, the complaint against Tanwar was registered by BJP's Gurugram youth wing president Sarvapriya Tyagi
US 'glad' BJP publicly condemned two leaders for remarks on Prophet Muhammad
•State Department spokesman Ned Price said that the US regularly engages with the Indian government at senior levels on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion or belief, and encourages India to promote respect for human rights
Prophet Muhammad row: Curfew in Jammu's Bhaderwah relaxed for three hours, locals appealed to maintain communal harmony
•People in Bhaderwah demanded a complete withdrawal of restrictions from the town and restoration of broadband and mobile internet services, which remained suspended in the entire Doda and Kishtwar districts for the eighth straight day
Prophet Muhammad row: Nine detained in J&K's Bhaderwah; curfew relaxed in Kishtwar for five hours
•Curfew was imposed in Bhaderwah and Kishtwar on Thursday following communal tension over the controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad by Nupur Sharma and certain social media posts by local right-wing activists in her support
Prophet Muhammad row: Youth arrested in UP's Bulandshahr for sharing objectionable video on social media
•Police said that Nadeem Ansari, a resident of Khanpur town, had made an objectionable post on his Facebook account. The police took congnisance of the matter immediately and an FIR was lodged after which he was arrested
Prophet Muhammad row: VHP calls for mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa in Delhi temples to protest 10 June violence
•In a statement, Vishva Hindu Parishad alleged violent demonstrations were held and stones pelted at temples and houses after prayers in mosques on 10 June as part of a well-planned conspiracy to defame India globally
Prophet Muhammad row: Kolkata Police summons suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on 20 June
Fp Staff •Nupur Sharma has been asked to appear at Narkeldanga Police Station, under Eastern Suburban Division of Kolkata police
Prophet Muhammad row: Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before Bhiwandi police to record statement
•The Bhiwandi police in Thane district had registered a case against Sharma over her remarks about the Prophet during a TV debate, following a complaint lodged by a representative of the Raza Academy on 30 May
Explained: Who is Geert Wilders, the ‘Dutch Trump’ supporting Nupur Sharma?
Fp Explainers •The far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders has hailed Nupur Sharma as ‘heroic’. Often compared to America’s Donald Trump, he has called for a ban on mosques in the Netherlands and campaigned to stop migrants