The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur have registered a case against 150 to 200 unidentified persons following a protest outside the Sadar Bazar police station against an allegedly derogatory social media post about Prophet Muhammad and the Quran.

A 45-year-old man posted the allegedly derogatory remarks on Facebook on Friday, The Indian Express reported. He was arrested on the same day, and the post has since been deleted.

The man was booked under section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to acts intended to outrage religious feelings.

Following his arrest, a crowd gathered outside the police station around 9 pm, shouting slogans and demanding strict action against the man.

The situation escalated when some protesters tried to enter the station and set two bik

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