A man allegedly threw a bottle of kerosene on Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, who was leading the evening prayers at the mosque in New Delhi on Sunday. The Mr. Syed Ahmed Bukhari was not injured in the incident.

The man, identified as Kamaluddin, 32, a resident of 24-Parganas district of West Bengal, was immediately nabbed by the Shahi Imam’s personal security officers and later handed over to local police. “The incident took place when the Imam was leading the maghrib namaz (evening prayer). A man suddenly threw a plastic bottle which had kerosene at him from behind. The attacker was caught by Imam’s PSOs. He has been taken to the nearby police station,” said Amanullah, Mr. Syed Ahmed Bukhari’s official spokesperson.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Central) Alok Kumar said that the man has been taken into custody and is being questioned.



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