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Loudspeaker Controversy: Action after Azaan from loudspeaker, case filed against 3 people in Mumbai

An FIR has been registered against some people for not following the rules of the court. A case has been registered against three people for giving Azaan through a loudspeaker before 6 am in Mumbai.

Mumbai: The loudspeaker controversy is not taking its name to stop. In such a situation, two incidents of an alleged violation of the rules related to noise pollution by using loudspeakers for azaan from mosques before 6:00 am in Mumbai have been reported. A case has been registered against three people regarding this. Mumbai Police officials gave this information on Saturday.


Loudspeaker access from Noorani Masjid

An official said that on Thursday, azaan was given at 5:15 am using loudspeakers from Noorani Masjid in Bandra West, which is in violation of the directions of the Supreme Court. He said that under the directions of the Supreme Court, there is a ban on noise pollution between 10 pm and 6 am.


Case registered under IPC sections

The officer said that in this case a person has been booked under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, section 37 (1) (3) of the Maharashtra Police Act and section 33 (r) (3) of the Noise Pollution Rules. Case has been registered. He further said that the second incident took place at the Linking Road mosque in Santa Cruz West at 5:35 am on Friday.


Investigation is on in both the cases

Regarding this, he told that in the case two people were allowed to use loudspeaker, but they violated the rule related to noise pollution from 10 pm to 6 am on the ban on noise pollution. The official said that a case has been registered against these two people and investigation is going on in both the cases.


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