Anand (Gujarat): As a Muslim cleric was being taken to a court after he allegedly hurt religious sentiments of the Hindu community by making objectionable comments about Navratri, was slapped Wednesday by a stranger.
According to the police officers who witnessed the event, a man identified as Rakesh slapped and pushed Imam Mehadi Hasan (Muslim cleric) outside the local court in Kheda district.
The man has been detained. The cleric didn't get any injury as the police timely intervened.
