Prophet remarks: Ex-BJP chief Jindal sends e mail to cops, says cannot journey to Bhiwandi as a consequence of sick well being

By PTI

THANE: Expelled BJP functionary Naveen Kumar Jindal has despatched an e mail to the police expressing his incapacity to journey to Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi city for recording his assertion in a case filed over his alleged controversial tweets towards Prophet Mohammad, citing “ill health and threat to life”, mentioned a senior police officer on Wednesday.

He has sought an extension of 4 weeks from the police with out specifying whether or not he’ll seem earlier than them after that, he mentioned.

The Bhiwandi police had summoned him on Wednesday to report his assertion, however he didn’t flip up.

In his e mail, Jindal has cited his “ill health and threat to life” in travelling from Delhi to Bhiwandi in Thane district, situated adjoining Mumbai, and expressed his incapacity to look earlier than the police for recording his assertion, the official mentioned.

The former BJP chief has requested the police to ship him a questionnaire by e mail to which he would reply with the help of his lawyer, he mentioned.

No resolution has been taken but on Jindal’s e mail and the difficulty might be mentioned by senior officers of the Thane police commissionerate, he mentioned.

The BJP had on June 5 suspended its nationwide spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi BJP media head Jindal after their alleged derogatory remarks towards the Prophet led to an outrage.

Sharma, who was summoned by the Bhiwandi police on Monday in reference to a separate case towards her over the identical matter, had sought four-week time to look earlier than the police to report her assertion, an official earlier mentioned.

Both instances have been filed on the premise of complaints lodged by some native activists.