Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati was on Wednesday sacked as the Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque for "objectionable and inflammatory remarks against the country". Following the Centre's ban on the use of red beacon in non-emergency vehicles, Barkati had on May 11 said: 'I am a religious leader and I have been using the red beacon for the past several decades. I will use red beacon. In Bengal, no one has removed red beacon.' Later, Kolkata Police officers visited Barkati and the red beacon was removed from his car.

Source: dna May 17, 2017 10:41 UTC