An elderly Muslim woman was booked and briefly detained for offering Namaz near the District Magistrate office in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district on Monday.
71-year old Munni was seen offering prayer in a video that went viral. Soon after, the police acted swiftly and arrested her. However, she was later released after the police found that she was mentally unstable.
Munni’s relatives confirmed that she has been undergoing treatment for the past four years. She comes from Sufiganj area in the city.
An official stated in a press statement, “On March 31, news of a woman offering Namaz near the District Magistrate’s office was published on social media. We took the news seriously and on the instruction of the District Magistrate the sub magistrate registered a case against the woman and further legal action is being taken.”
The official also confirmed that the home guards that were on duty at the DM’s office were suspended for daily election. Questioning the woman revealed to us that she was mentally unstable. we have been ordered to suspend on-duty home guards for negligence of duty.”
The video shows Munni offering prayer quietly.
Hamirpur Superintendent of police Diksha Sharma stated that the woman was charged with trespassing and it was later found that she was mentally unstable and health was released.
This story was originally published in muslimmirror.com. Read the full story here.