Man booked for sedition over ‘pro-Pak’ slogans at Taj Mahal

Lucknow | Saturday | 6th April, 2019

Summary:

Agra police Friday booked an unidentified man on charges of sedition, a day after a video purportedly showing him raising ‘pro-Pakistan’ slogans on the premises of the Taj Mahal surfaced on social media. The police are also taking the help of the tourist guides and photographers at the Taj Mahal to ascertain his identity. AdvertisingCircle Officer, Sadar area, Vikas Kumar Jaiswal, said a police team has collected the CCTV footage from the ASI official. AdvertisingTajganj police in Agra lodged the FIR based on a complaint filed by Ankit Kumar Namdev, assistant conservator of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Taj Mahal division. “Ankit Kumar alleged in the complaint that a video, which was widely shared on social media Thursday, purportedly showed a man raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans on Taj Mahal premises..