Lucknow: An FIR was lodged Saturday over a recorded anti-Narendra Modi audio message here. Meanwhile Uttar Pradesh police Sunday said it will crack the case soon. The audio message asked Muslims in India to stop Narendra Modi from unfurling the national flag on Independence Day.
The information was given to reporters here by Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar. “Phone calls (containing the audio message) were received not only in Lucknow, but also in different cities of Uttar Pradesh. It was also received in other states of India. It seems the calls were redirected through a gateway. The Uttar Pradesh police are working with other agencies. Soon we will crack the case. Intense investigations are going on,” stated Kumar. He added that the phone calls primarily targetted journalists and is an attempt at mischief.
The police here lodged an FIR on Saturday over the recorded audio message. The message was directed over the recent ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Phone calls containing the audio message appeared to have originated from abroad. They were received by some journalists here, Police Commissioner Sujeet Pandey said Saturday. He said an FIR was lodged against unidentified persons at the Hazratganj police station here. He promised strict action against those found guilty.
PTI
