Haridwar court acquits Jitendra Tyagi in 2021 hate speech case

Court acquits Jitendra Tyagi aka Wasim Rizvi in hate speech case

A Haridwar court has acquitted Jitendra Tyagi, formerly known as Wasim Rizvi, in the 2021 Dharam Sansad hate speech case. He has been acquitted on the grounds of “benefit of doubt”. The verdict was delivered by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Avinash Kumar Srivastava on April 16. Background of the case The controversy stemmed from a three-day Dharam Sansad event held in December 2021 at Haridwar’s Niketan Ashram where several religious leaders w…

Haridwar court acquits Jitendra Tyagi in 2021 hate speech case

In December 2021, during a three-day Dharam Sansad organised at Niketan Ashram at Khadkhadi in Haridwar, some seers delivered alleged hate speeches against the Muslim community

Dharam Sansad hate speech: Court acquits Jitendra Tyagi

The court cited that there was no sufficient evidence to conclusively prove Tyagi's involvement in the alleged offences