Ghaziabad unrest: Cops return religious text

MASURI, GHAZIABAD: Four days after violence erupted in Ghaziabad, the police are still clueless about what triggered the riot. According to Abdul Qadir, the muezzin of the local mosque, he was misled about the contents of the FIR and the allegedly desecrated religious book has now been returned to him by the police.
According to Qadir, the man who had written the complaint at the police station was his neighbour, Matik-ul-Rehman, and he is nowhere to be found now.“I can’t read or write Hindi. The FIR was read out to me but the content was different from what I had said. Contrary to the FIR, I never saw torn pages being thrown out of the train at the Adhyatmik Nagar station,” he said.
The religious book that was submitted as evidence to the police earlier has now been returned to him, Qadir added. “It was returned to me on Tuesday evening,” he said.
Meanwhile, police relaxed the curfew in the area as shops were allowed to remain open from 10am to 5pm. However, the situation in the neighbourhood remained tense.
The Masuri police station is now filled with new faces. The station officer, PK Singh; SSI local intelligence unit, Jal Singh Saini; and SI LIU DP Singh have been suspended. According to the newly appointed circle officer, Ranvijay, they will take some time to gather intelligence and start making conclusions. “Our main aim is to ensure no more violence erupts,” he added.