KOLHAPUR: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated on Monday that the attacker in Mira Bhayandar near Mumbai, who stabbed two security guards, was 'self-radicalised by reading books, literature and the internet and was driven by the idea to commit Jihad, meaning killing persons from other religions.'
Case Registered Under Attempt to Murder
The Nayanagar police station in Mira Road has registered a case under sections related to attempt to murder against the accused. Fadnavis told reporters in Solapur on Tuesday, 'The ATS and NIA are investigating who is behind this radicalisation and who else have been radicalised.'
Accused's Background
Fadnavis revealed that the parents of the accused live in the United States. The accused arrived in India, first lived in Kurla, and now resides in Nayanagar.
Controversy Over Book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Addressing the issue of the title of Govind Pansare's book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, over which Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad threatened and abused the publisher, Fadnavis asserted that no one can disrespect Shivaji Maharaj.
'The book was written in the 1980s. Digging out the controversy from it is anti-social and insensitive. It is not proper to take up a non-issue to remain in the news. The one who has raked up the issue might not have read the book; those who are protesting don't know why they are doing it,' said the CM.
The CM is in Solapur to felicitate newly elected members of local bodies.
