A local court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants against yoga guru Ramdev in a case over his controversial beheading remark in April 2016. He was addressing a gathering in Rohtak when he made the remark. The yoga guru was responding to the comment made by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who said he will not chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai “even if a knife is put to his throat”. A day after Ramdev’s remark, former home minister and senior Congress leader Subhash Batra lodged a complaint with the police. On Wednesday, the court of additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) Harish Goyal issued non-bailable warrants against Ramdev and set August 3 as the next date of hearing.

Source: Hindustan Times June 14, 2017 11:03 UTC