Gorakhpur, March 31 -- The Special Task Force (STF) in Gorakhpur detained a Bihar-based cleric accused of making objectionable remarks about the mother of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Maulana Abdullah Salim, was taken into custody by the STF from Bihar on Monday and is currently being interrogated. According to officials, a video had recently gone viral on social media in which the cleric was allegedly seen using offensive and derogatory language against the chief minister's mother during a religious gathering.
Following the circulation of the video, public outrage spread across Gorakhpur and other parts of the state, leading to protests. More than 80 FIRs have reporte...