4 arrested for 'shouting' pro-IS slogans at rally in Rajasthan

Four persons were arrested for allegedly shouting pro-Islamic State slogans at a rally in Rajasthan's Tonk district, the police said on Sunday.

The accused identified as Firoz, Wasim, Wasim Akram and Mohammad Fahid, all aged between 25-32 years, were arrested on Saturday night after their names cropped up in a probe, investigating officer Gopi Chand said.

Four accused along with several others allegedly shouted pro-IS slogans during a rally on Friday in Malpura town.

"The accused shouted slogans at a rally on Friday. They were identified on the basis of video footage on Saturday and were named in a first information report. Some other accused are unidentified and the matter is being investigated," Chand said.

The FIR was registered on Saturday at Malpura police station under section 153 (A) of the Indian Penal Code (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion etc. and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) on directions of Superintendent of Police Tonk Deepak Kumar.

On Thursday, a marketing manager in Indian Oil Corporation Mohammad Sirazuddin was arrested in the state capital for spreading the ideology of IS through social media.