Haridwar: 8 People Arrested for Offering ‘Namaz’ in Public

GG News Bureau

Haridwar, 22^nd July. Eight people were arrested on Friday for offering ‘namaz’ at a weekly market in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

According to police, the accused were later granted bail by the sub-divisional magistrate’s (SDM) court.

Nizam (22), Nasim (52), Sajjad Ahmad (50), Mursalin (38), Ashraf (45), Asgar (37), Mustafa (35) and Ikram (47) were arrested late Thursday evening in Shivalik Nagar colony for offering ‘namaz’ at a weekly market, Superintendent of Police (City) Swatantra Kumar said.

They were arrested and produced before the SDM’s court under Section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code (intention to commit any cognizable offence).

The court issued them a warning and granted them bail, he said.