The Muzaffarnagar police, on Friday, December 12, arrested Muhammad Irfan, a local muezzin, for allegedly threatening a police inspector.

The arrest was made after a video surfaced on social media showing 2-3 cops approaching Irfan exiting the mosque after giving the Fajr azaan (the first prayer of the day).

Irfan alleged that one of the police personnel, Inspector Vinod Choudhary, questioned on whose permission the former had given azaan . Irfan provided all legal documents and the required permit from the district administration. However, the officer threw the permission and spoke in a demeaning language.

“ Azaan dene ka itna shauq hai toh Pakistan chale ja. Yaha pe tumhara koi kaam nahi hai ” (If you love giving the Azaan so much, go to Pakistan . You do not have any place h

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