FIR registered against Bengal BJP chief for ‘hurling sandals’ at Sikh officer: TMC

A first information report has been registered against Union minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar in Kolkata for “hurling sandals” at the turban of a Sikh police officer, the Trinamool Congress claimed on Sunday.

Sikh groups accused Majumdar of hurting sentiments and demanded an apology from him.

However, Majumdar rejected the claims and said it was only a “slipper-shaped paper” that was thrown, The Indian Express reported.

The incident reportedly took place on Thursday after BJP leaders, led by Majumdar, were detained near Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence when they were stopped from visiting violence-hit Mahestala in South 24 Parganas district, according to the newspaper.

A purported video of the incident was circulated widely on social media.

An FIR filed at the Kalighat police station on Friday, a copy of which was shared on social media by the Trinamool Congress on Sunday, claimed that Majumdar had thrown the slippers at the officer in a public place near Banerjee’s residence a day earlier.

The case was based on a complaint by members of the Sikh community, the party alleged. The complaint alleged that Majumdar’s actions were “deliberate and intentional”, with the intention to “insult to religious belief and hurt religious sentiment”.

The FIR was lodged under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita related to intentionally hurting religious feelings and voluntarily...

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