Shivani Thakur
Published on: June 10, 2022, at 12:59 IST
The Judge who Directed for recording of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, has filed a complaint after receiving a “Threat Letter.”
The Supreme Court had transferred the case from Civil Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar to District Judge AK Vishvesh on May 20, looking at the “complexities” and “sensitivity” of the issue.
Varanasi Civil Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar informed the Varanasi administration that he had received a “threat letter”, purportedly written by Kashif Ahmed Siddiqui from an organization called Islamic Aagaz Movement, on this basis police register FIR.
“A joint team of Varanasi police and the crime branch is investigating the matter,” Officials said.
Judge Diwakar had also written to top Uttar Pradesh officials – the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), the Director-General of Police (DGP), and to the Varanasi Police Commissionerate, demanding appropriate .
The letter refers to the filming of the Mosque that the Judge had ordered on April 26 in a case.
The letter was posted on June 4 and was written on a letterhead that carried a Delhi address, Police had earlier said.
“You have made a statement that inspection of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex is a normal process. You are an idol worshipper, you will declare the Mosque a Temple. No Muslim can expect the right decision from a ‘kafir, murtipujak’ Hindu Judge,” the purported threat letter said.