Nation not prepared for communal disharmony in COVID-19 crisis, says Delhi court

The nation is not prepared for communal disharmony during the ongoing coronavirus crisis, a Delhi court said while directing the police to lodge an FIR against two women who allegedly made communally sensitive remarks and violated lockdown rules in central Delhi's Lal Kuan area.

The court's order came on an application filed by a local Waiz Islam who alleged that on April 16, in the Rogran locality of Lal Kuan, two unknown women attempted to disrupt harmony by imputing communally sensitive remarks.

They were carrying rods and roaming in the locality freely in complete disregard of the lockdown, he alleged and claimed that he reported the incident to the police, but no action has been taken till date.

Metropolitan Magistrate Rishabh Kapoor directed the Station House Officer of Police Station Hauz Qazito register the FIR for offences under sections188(disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant),153A(promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, ..