Case filed against Taslima in India
Pallab Bhattacharya, New Delhi
Police in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad registered a case against controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who was recently attacked by workers of Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) here, for allegedly creating ill-feeling among communities. The writer has been booked under IPC Section 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, language etc) on a complaint registered by MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, police said Saturday. In his complaint, Akbaruddin alleged Taslima had hurt the sentiments of the community with her writings and speeches against Islam, police said. Akbaruddin, MIM legislator in Andhra Pradesh Assembly, had threatened to kill the exiled author if she visited Hyderabad again.
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