A person who posted a display picture (DP) of Mughal emperor Aungreb on messaging application WhatsApp has been arrested.

According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), after the issue was raised by a Hindu organization, the Mumbai Police registered an FIR against a man for using Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s picture as a DP on WhatsApp. has taken

The arrested person works at a mobile service provider outlet, who was arrested by the police from Vashi area.

According to the police, the Hindu organization submitted a screenshot of Aurangzeb Badshah’s photo to the police, following which the man was booked under Indian Penal Code Section 298 (intentionally hurting religious sentiments by words) and Section 153 A (mischief). Enmity between groups based on religion, caste, place of birth and residence).

“Further investigation is currently underway,” the police said.

There have been incidents of communal riots in several cities of the state of Maharashtra on the praise and praise of Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan.

During a demonstration in Kolhapur city on Wednesday, protesters pelted stones against local people’s posting of an objectionable audio message with Tipu Sultan’s picture on ‘status’.

Earlier, pictures of Aurangzeb Badshah were exhibited during a procession in Ahmednagar. Stones were pelted during a rally organized by Skull Hindu Samaj against the alleged murder of a boy in Sangmanar, injuring two people and damaging five vehicles.

The police said that ‘objectionable slogans were raised by raising the poster of Aurangzeb in the religious procession.’