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Courtroom refuses to quash FIR over Tipu Sultan statue in Maharashtra’s Dhule

Summary

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay Excessive Courtroom has dismissed a petition filed by former AIMIM MLA from Dhule, Faruk Shah, searching for to quash an FIR registered in opposition to him over the erection of a statue of Tipu Sultan at a public sq. in Dhule district, Maharashtra. The FIR was filed in 2023 by lawyer and social employee Rohit Chandole underneath numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code, together with 153-A for selling enmity between teams and 295-A for outraging non secular emotions. Based on the criticism, Shah had erected a platform at a public crossing and named it “Tipu Sultan Chowk” with out acquiring prior permission from the municipal authorities. It was additionally alleged that Shah misused authorities funds and carried out the development on public land by leveraging his political place. Following objections, the Dhule administration finally demolished the platform.

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