On 23rd August, an Islamic Youtuber called ‘Heer Khan’ caused outrage after her derogatory comments about Lord Ram got viral. She had posted a video on her Youtube channel titled ‘Black Day August 5’, and had abused Hindu gods and goddesses. In the video, she abused Goddess Sita and called her randi (derogatory way of calling prostitutes) and referred to Ayodhya as a who*ehouse.
In a video full of derogatory words and expletives against Hindu Gods, Khan also called Lord Ram a son of randi in the video. She claimed in her video that if anyone says anything against Islam, Muslims will not sit quietly. This was followed by an abusive rant against Hinduism. She had also uploaded a video saying how she had been doing this for the past one year, and no action had been taken against her.
This video went viral, and a netizen had shared this on Twitter, asking for appropriate action to be taken against her. and location of the women to file a complaint. Additional Director-General of Police Dr Sandeep Mittal noticed the video and notified UP Police to take action accordingly. Lucknow Police has taken cognizance of the video and replied to ADG Mittal that they had directed Cyber Cell to take necessary action against the said Youtuber.
Following this, Prayagraj police arrested Heer Khan, who was hiding at her relative’s place. She had apparently absconded after the FIR had been filed against her.
कृपया इस ट्वीट में संलग्न ट्वीट और वीडियो का संज्ञान लें एवं नियमानुसार कानूनी कार्यवाही करें।@Uppolice @myogiadityanath https://t.co/pZBeClAmmv
— Dr. Sandeep Mittal, IPS (@smittal_ips) August 24, 2020
प्रयागराज पुलिस ने #HeerKhan को गिरफ़्तार कर लिया है। ये अपने एक रिश्तेदार के घर छुपी हुई थी। https://t.co/sqrS5Rptd4
— Shalabh Mani Tripathi (@shalabhmani) August 25, 2020