Just a day after being arrested for making inflammatory speeches over the Nupur Sharma controversy, Maulana Mufti Nadeem and Maulana Alam Raza Ghor got released on bail from the Bundi prison in Rajasthan on Saturday (July 2).

The duo was released on a surety bond of ₹1 lakh each. This development elated the followers of Maulana Nadeem, who accumulated out of doors of the Bundi prison in violation of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) Section 144. The Islamic cleric was initially sentenced to fourteen days in judicial custody but nonetheless released on bail within 24 hours of arrest.

Following the brutal killingof Kanhaiya Lal, the Congress government in Rajasthan was compelled to act against the Maulana. By then, 28 days had elapsed since his provocative speech, and no single action was taken. 

In videos that are making rounds on social media, the Islamic cleric can be seen sort of making a royal entry and of course, displaying no sense of remorse. He can also be seen smiling and shaking hands with one unidentified person, and posturing himself into serious once he realized that the camera is rolling.

What is the case

Maulana Mufti Nadeem had made a provocative speech at the Bundi Directorate during a protest on June 3rd this year. He had shamelessly threatened to gouge off the eyes and chop off the hands of anyone who criticizes Prophet Mohammad. 

“If she has done blasphemy against my Nabi, which she has done, and if someone else does the same, listen carefully… take action against them. If you fail to take action, Muslims will give their reaction,” Maulana Nadeem had warned.

He added, “If Muslims give reactions, look at the history, whenever Muslims have reacted against any community they literally became homeless. If you do not take action, we will react. This is not a request. This is an open threat. “

While threatening to chop hands and gouge eyes for blasphemy, he said, “You can abuse me, I will tolerate. You can abuse my father, I will tolerate it. You can abuse my family, I will tolerate it. But if you speak even a word against my Nabi, your tongue will be cut. If you raise your hands, they will be chopped.