Was action taken against the Imam of the mosque for giving Azaan through loudspeaker in Sambhal? Know the whole truth of the news.

New Delhi: Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh is constantly in the news regarding the mosque controversy. After the claim of demolishing the temple to build a mosque and ordering a survey of the mosque, some more controversial cases are also coming to light from this district. On 13 December 2024, news spread on social media that the Imam of a mosque in Sambhal was taken into custody only because he/she had given Azaan through loudspeaker. When the Vigilant team investigated this claim, it was found to be a misleading claim.

What is the claim on social media?

The video of the Imam of the mosque being detained has been shared on many Twitter handles. While sharing the video, the handle named Insaaf Times has written, ‘Imam of mosque in Sambhal arrested for giving Azaan through loudspeaker.’ Similarly, along with the video from a handle named Ashraf Hussain, it is written, ‘Sambhal: Action on giving Azaan through loudspeaker from the mosque, police detained the Imam of Anarwali Mosque…’. See his/her tweets-

See Ashraf Hussain’s tweet-

Posting the video with the handle Milat Times, it is written, ‘#BREAKING | In Sambhal, action was taken against giving Azaan through loudspeaker from the mosque, police detained the Imam of Anarwali Mosque. An ex-user named Mr. Khan wrote, ‘Atrocities are being committed against minorities in Bangladesh, the whole world is watching. There should be strong condemnation. However, in Sambhal, action was taken against giving Azaan through loudspeaker, the police took Imam Saheb of Anarwali Masjid into custody. See all these tweets-

What is the whole truth of the action in Sambhal?

To know the whole truth about the action taken against the Imam of the mosque in Sambhal, first of all we searched about this news on Google. On searching, we found a link to the news related to this matter, which is from news agency PTI. This news includes information about the entire case as well as the statement of Sambhal’s SDM Vandana Mishra.

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According to the news, ‘A few days after the violence over the survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal, on Friday, action was taken against the Imam of another mosque for playing loudspeaker loudly. A fine of Rs 2 lakh has been imposed on the Imam for playing loud loudspeaker in the Anar Wali Masjid located in Kot Garvi area.

While giving a statement on this incident, Sambhal’s SDM Vandana Mishra said that the loudspeaker in the mosque was playing loudly. Hence, a fine of Rs 2 lakh was imposed on 23-year-old Imam Tehzeeb. This fine has been imposed as a precautionary measure. Imam has also got bail. Further investigation is ongoing in the matter. Click to see Vandana Mishra’s statement

conclusion

The action taken against the Imam of the mosque in Sambhal is being made viral on social media in a misleading manner. A fine of Rs 2 lakh has been imposed on the Imam of the mosque for playing loud loudspeaker and not for giving Azaan through loudspeaker. During the investigation by the alert team, the social media claim was found to be misleading.