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Youth arrested for objectionable WhatsApp post against ulemas

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar (UP)
A youth was arrested from a village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district for allegedly posting objectionable comments against ulemas on WhatsApp, police said today.

An ulema is a body of Muslim scholars who have specialised knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology.

A case was registered against the accused, who was arrested yesterday from Chandsina village in Khatauli area of the district, for hurting religious sentiments, a police official said.

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First Published: Oct 23 2017 | 1:57 PM IST

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