Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a thorough investigation into preacher Zakir Naik\u2019s speeches and activities, asking Mumbai police commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar to handle it. Any further action will depend on the probe report.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have asked Mumbai police commissioner to probe the Zakir Naik episode. He has been asked to submit a report to the government,\u201dFadnavis told the media on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Following Fadnavis\u2019 order, a team of 10 police officers to investigate Naik and his non-profit organization, Islamic Research Foundation (IRF). Apart from his speeches and videos, the funding for the IRF would be looked into, officials said. The cyber crime investigation cell and the economic offences wing are likely to be part of the probe.<\/p>\n
The police will also look into the programmes and functioning of Naik\u2019s satellite channel, Peace TV.<\/p>\n
\u201cA team has been formed and all the required things will be probed. Nothing more can be shared at the moment,\u201d said Ashok Dudhe, deputy commissioner and Mumbai police spokesperson.<\/p>\n
A senior police officer said Naik would not be allowed to use a public hall or ground to address the press on his return from Mecca. He can use a private place for the press briefing likely on July 12, the officer said and cited security considerations as the reason.<\/p>\n
The contents of more than 150 videos of Naik\u2019s speeches and interviews uploaded on a popular global video sharing website were being analysed. \u201cRequest would be made to the hosts of the website to delete or block the \u2018dangerous\u2019 ones,\u201d sources added.<\/p>\n
The police were also collecting literature and videos circulated locally through the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) he set up at Dongri in 1991. \u201cWe are collecting every possibly information on Naik\u2019s conduct. If the evidence is deemed to be actionable, the needful will be done,\u201d sources added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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