New Delhi: Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma has suddenly become untraceable. Her disappearing act comes days after police cases have been filed against her in several states over her comments on Prophet Mohammad on a news channel. The Mumbai Police had filed a case against Nupur Sharma, a Delhi resident, May 28. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Irfan Sheikh, the joint secretary of a Muslim outfit, ‘Raza Academy’.
A Mumbai police team that is in Delhi to question Sharma couldn’t find her, sources have said. She has become untraceable, they informed Friday. Mumbai police have enough evidence to arrest the former BJP spokesperson, Maharashtra Home Ministry sources have said. The Mumbai team has been staying in the national capital for the last five days, looking for Sharma.
Sharma also faces first information report (FIR), filed by the Kolkata police based on a complaint by Trinamool Congress minority cell general secretary Abul Sohail. The Kolkata police have summoned her to record her statement June 20. Another FIR has been filed by the Delhi police against Sharma over her comment on Prophet Mohammad.
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Sharma was suspended by the BJP after her comments on Prophet Mohammad on TV drew furious reactions and official protests from at least 15 nations. Among the countries that protested were Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Several Gulf nations had summoned Indian envoys and expressed condemnation over what they called ‘anti-Islamic statements’ by BJP spokespersons.
Sharma withdrew her statement ‘unconditionally’ a couple of days after she made the comment. She claimed she was reacting to ‘continuous insult and disrespect towards our Mahadev (Lord Shiva)’.
The government, attempting to defuse the anger, told the Gulf nations that the comments reflected views of ‘fringe elements’. However, it should be stated here that before she was suspended, Sharma was the BJP’s spokesperson.