“Gujarat: Azad Riyazuddin Ansari sentenced to three years in prison for derogatory post about Lord Ganesha on Facebook “, Opindia, November 25, 2023:

“On 25th November (Saturday), the Additional Judicial Magistrate Court of Valsad sentenced a Muslim man to 3 years in prison for making a derogatory post about Lord Ganesha on Facebook. Additionally, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict, Azad Riazuddin Ansari for hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community with his derogatory post on Lord Ganesha. 

The case started five years back when Ansari insulted Lord Ganesha by uploading a post on Facebook during Ganeshotsav in 2018. Subsequently, a complaint was lodged in the matter and a case was registered in Valsad which finally culminated in the sentencing of the accused. 

As per media reports, the 34-year-old convict, Azad Riazuddin Ansari is a resident of Shalimar Apartment in Valsad. On 17 September 2018, he shared an offensive and blasphemous photo of Lord Ganesha on social media. Along with the photo, he also wrote a text making offensive and derogatory comments about the Hindu deity. He had shared an edited photo of a dog petting a statue of Lord Ganesha along with offensive commentary ‘Ganeshji ki pooja karta kutta’…..”

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