: Haridwar hate speech case: Supreme Court orders Jitendra Tyagi to surrender #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Monday directed Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, an accused in the Haridwar hate speech case, to surrender

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Haridwar hate speech case: Supreme Court orders Jitendra Tyagi to surrender #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Monday directed Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, an accused in the Haridwar hate speech case, to surrender before September 5, Bar and Bench reported.Tyagi, the former chief of the Shia Waqf Board, has been out on bail that was given to him on medical grounds. He had converted to Hinduism and changed his name from Wasim Rizvi.Tyagi was arrested in January for calling upon Hindus to buy weapons to commit genocide against Muslims. He made the statement while speaking at a “dharam sansad�, or religious parliament, held in Haridwar between December 17 and December 19.He approached the Supreme Court after his bail plea was rejected in March by the Uttarakhand High Court.On Monday, a bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and BV Nagarathna was hearing Tyagi’s plea, seeking to extend his interim bail.Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, appearing for Tyagi, requested for bail extension saying that his client is old.“He isn’t a senior citizen, he is 51,� the bench said. “He should spend at least seven days in custody.� The bench also noted that Tyagi cannot be granted relief as he has several cases against him.Haridwar hate speech caseTwo first information reports have been filed in the Haridwar hate speech case.The first FIR was filed on December 23 in which Tyagi was the only person named.On December 26, the Uttarakhand Police...Read more

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