Yati Narsinghanand, the controversial head priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi temple, has been booked by the police on Thursday for delivering an alleged hate speech at Hindi Bhawan in Ghaziabad’s Lohia Nagar on September 29. This incident adds to the series of legal actions against Narsinghanand, who is known for his provocative statements.
An FIR was registered under section 302 (hurting someone’s religious feelings) of BNS based on a complaint by police sub-inspector Trivendra Singh Singh. “We have not arrested him yet,” said Sachin Kumar, Station House Officer, Sihani Gate Police Station, adding the police have taken cognisance of a video of the alleged hate speech that has since gone viral.
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“Any action will be taken after the investigation of the alleged video,” he said. The speech was given allegedly at an event organised by Major Asharam Vyag Seva Sansthan at the Dasna temple where he is the head priest.
Narsinghanand, who has several cases against him, was held in a hate speech case in 2022.
