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Sharma had applied for the license which has been granted after assessing threats and following due procedure, they said.
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Kolhe (54) was stabbed to death in Amravati city of eastern Maharashtra on the night of June 21 when he was returning home after closing his shop, apparently over his posts backing Nupur Sharma.
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It also protected her from any coercive action in the FIRs/complaints which may be registered or entertained in the future about the May 26 telecast.
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The top court also issued notice on Sharma's plea seeking clubbing of all nine FIRs registered against her across various cities and sought responses from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and West Bengal.
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This is the second time when Nupur Sharma has requested the top court to club all the complaints against her. While rejecting her plea the last time, a SC bench had said that her "loose tongue" was responsible for setting the "entire country on fire".
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The arrest was made hours after a video of the accused in which he is heard threatening to behead Sharma was shared on various social media platforms
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She also said that she was a ”Kali worshipper and not afraid of anything”. Moitra on Tuesday triggered a controversy with her remarks that she has every right as ”an individual to imagine Goddess Kali as a meat-eating and alcohol-accepting goddess”, as every person has the right to worship god and goddess in his or her own way.
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The Supreme Court last week said Sharma and her loose tongue had set the country on fire’ and that she needed to apologise
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The remarks by Justice Pardiwala at an event come amid an uproar by a section over the strong oral observations of a vacation bench, in which he was a member, against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma for her controversial comments against Prophet Mohammed. The apex court had said that her "loose tongue" has "set the entire country on fire" and she should apologise.
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There were similarities between the murders of Amravati-based chemist Umesh Kolhe (54) and of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan’s Udaipur city, as both the victims had posted messages on social media supporting Nupur Sharma, who has been suspended by the BJP for making controversial comments about Prophet Mohammad, he said.
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The crime branch of Amravati city police arrested Irfan Khan (32), a local resident, from Nagpur in the evening. He had allegedly hatched the conspiracy to murder Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe (54), who ran a medical shop in Amravati, and roped in others, said city police commissioner Dr Aarti Singh.
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The chemist, Umesh Prahladrao Kolhe, was killed on June 21, and five persons have been arrested so far in this connection, an official said.
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Refusing to entertain Sharma's plea for clubbing of FIRs lodged in various states against her for the remark, the bench held that the comment was made either for cheap publicity, political agenda or some nefarious activities.
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Officially, the PM will be paying his personal condolences on the passing away of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. But sources said the visit will also serve to signal India’s commitment to the region in the wake of a damaging controversy.
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In his social media post, the man praised Nupur Sharma, whom the BJP has suspended on June 5 over her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad, calling her a "brave lady". He also posted some derogatory remark against the Prophet
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The Bhiwandi police had registered a case against Sharma following a complaint lodged by a representative of the Raza Academy on May 30, he said. They had also registered a case against Jindal, the official said.
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Internet services have been suspended across the district till June 13 to prevent the spread of rumours
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Among those arrested, 68 were held in Prayagraj and 50 in Hathras, 48 in Saharanpur, 28 in Ambedkarnagar, 25 in Moradabad, and eight in Firozabad.
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DCP (Central) Shweta Chauhan said a case has been registered under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the IPC against the protesters and further investigation is underway.
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Faisal Wani, who runs the YouTube channel “Deep Pain fitness”, said in an apology video on June 11 that he did not intend to hurt anyone. He had earlier posted a special effects video showing him beheading Nupur Sharma.
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He also slammed the comments made against Prophet Mohammad allegedly by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma but asked people to be patient and not be provoked over the issue
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New Delhi, at the receiving end of a global spat engineered by some Islamic countries in the Middle East, is facing an unprecedented pickle, and coming out of this would test the mettle of the country’s political will and its talented diplomatic services.
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India has stated clearly that it does not tolerate insults targeted against any religion, and that freedom of religion is upheld by the government for all, but vested interests in many countries are looking to escalate the issue.
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"Vashudev habibi, we are willing to give you one whole plane to make your TikTok videos, or maybe we can give you two litres of petrol free so you take this call for boycott back otherwise how will we survive?" CEO of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker says in the spoof video.
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Crude oil, growing trade, remittances and a large diaspora, there is a lot riding on India’s ties with West Asian countries which it can’t afford to offend
