Man held in Bijnor for azan above noise limit
Bijnor, Oct. 12 -- A man was arrested here for allegedly using a loudspeaker at a volume exceeding the prescribed limit while giving the azaan at a mosque in Najibabad, police said on Sunday.
Superintendent of Police K K Vishnoi said Mohammad Faizan was arrested on Saturday and he was sent to 14-day judicial custody over the incident.
He was allegedly exceeding the volume limit of giving the azaan at a mosque near the Government Inter College in Najibabad, SP Vishnoi said.
Police personnel visited the mosque to check the sound level after receiving information about the matter, he said.
Sub-Inspector Saurabh Singh subsequently lodged a report at the Najibabad police station, following which Faizan was arrested.
Police produced him before the sub-divisional magistrate's court, which sent him to 14 days of judicial custody, officials said.
In September, the Bijnor administration had conducted a drive against loudspeakers operating above prescribed noise limits at religious places, during which loudspeakers were removed from mosques, temples and gurdwaras....
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