The Ajmer police arrested the cleric of Ajmer dargah on Wednesday after a video of him issuing death threats to suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma went viral on social media.
The cleric, 'Khadim' Salman Chisti has shot a video reportedly before the murder of a tailor in Udaipur on June 28. In the video, the cleric allegedly offers his house to anyone who beheads Nupur Sharma for her controversial remark against Prophet Mohammad.
A police official said the video purportedly showing 'khadim' Salman Chisti was shot before tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murder in Udaipur on June 28 but surfaced on the internet later. Officials also said the cleric is a 'history-sheeter' and that he might have recorded the video in an inebriated condition. The Ajmer police had registered an FIR against him on Monday night.
"Salman Chisti was caught last night (Tuesday). He is a history-sheeter at the Dargah police station," Dargah police station SHO Dalbeer Singh Foujdar said. Ajmer Assistant Superintendent of Police Vikas Sangwan said Chisti was caught at his residence in Khadim mohalla.
He said the video was shot before June 28 and was leaked later. "Prima facie, he made the video in an inebriated condition. He is being interrogated further," the ASP added.
In the video, the cleric is purportedly seen and heard announcing he would gift his house to anyone who brings Sharma's head to him. Chishti is also allegedly heard saying he would shoot her dead for insulting the Prophet.
With inputs from PTI
