Overview
- A video from an Eid Milan event in Meerut, held Monday, shows AIMIM’s UP chief Haji Shaukat Ali saying those behind killings of Muslims in police encounters would face an “encounter” in return.
- Meerut Police registered an FIR at Lohiya Nagar police station naming six people, including Ali and district president Chaudhary Faheem Raja, under laws on promoting enmity and public mischief.
- Officers arrested three party functionaries after late-night raids, identifying them as Mehtab Chauhan, Imran Ansari, and Razi Siddiqui, and said the gathering took place without permission.
- Police said Thursday they are searching for Ali as the main accused, have sought the event’s full recording, and urged people to stop sharing clips that could inflame tensions.
- In the speech tied to AIMIM’s 2027 UP poll push, Ali cited madrasa closures, home demolitions, and alleged police firing, while a BJP leader derided him, highlighting how such rhetoric can strain local peace ahead of elections.