Munawar Zama, Hyderabad hotel owner booked for provoking hatred

The Gopalapuram police booked a case against popular motivational speaker Munawar Zama and Abdul Rasheed Basheer Ahmed and Rehman, owner and manager respectively of Metropolis Hotel in Regimental Bazaar for allegedly outraging feelings and provoking hatred.

The police booked them under sections 299 (deliberate insult or outrage of religious feelings), 192 (malicious or wanton



provocation with the intent to incite a riot), 196 (promoting enmity and hatred between different groups based on various grounds), 223 (disobeying orders from public servants that can lead to obstruction or danger) and 49 (abetment to commit a crime) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).

The case was booked following a complaint made by a sub-inspector of Gopalapuram police station.