Overview
- Uttar Pradesh Police detained four men after “I Love Mohammed” was found on temple walls in Bulakgarhi and Bhagwanpur on October 25.
- Those arrested were identified by police as Jeeshant (Nishant) Singh, Aakash (Akash) Saraswat, Deelip (Dilip) Sharma, and Abhishek Saraswat.
- Senior officers said the act was a false-flag attempt to implicate rivals tied to property feuds between local families.
- The accused were booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.
- Police said a suspect named Rahul is absconding as searches continue, a heavy force remains deployed, and an earlier FIR naming Muslim men is set to be withdrawn based on the probe.