Muslim youth Saad Ansari was heckled and slapped by members of his own community in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi because he had supported former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma who has been getting threats over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. A large group of people reached his residence, demanding an apology for his posts, in which he had also called Nupur Sharma a brave lady. The protesters also forced Ansari to recite the Kalma. As the crowd outside Ansari's home grew, the police arrived and arrested him, as the people demanded. He has been booked under IPC Section 153 (A), for promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion.
