Bakery owner held for 'No Muslim' Ad
2020-05-10
The advertisement put out by Jain Bakeries & Confectioneries read: ‘Made by Jains on orders, no Muslim staffs.’ It received immense backlash on social media after which police had to intervene. The owner of “Jain Bakeries & Confectioneries” has been booked under section 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and section 504 of the IPC (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace). The case, suo moto registered by the police, said Prasanth’s advertisement was portraying Muslims in a bad light. His bakery business was based out of the house in T Nagar where he used to take orders via apps and bake items at home itself for deliveries.
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