Gujarat: Truck driver arrested for offering Namaz on the roadside

Palanpur: A truck driver has been arrested for offering namaz on the road without permission in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, police said on Sunday.

A case was registered against Bachal Khan (37) after a video surfaced on social networks in which he was seen praying in front of his truck parked at the expense of a transit crossing near Palanpur town, an official said. . Palanpur (West) Police. ., the station said.

The accused offered ‘namaz’ after his truck was stopped at a heavy traffic highway crossing on Friday, he said, adding that someone made a video which went viral on social networks, leading to police action. .

A first information report (FIR) was filed against Khan on the basis of sections 283 (progressing in public), 186 (obstructing a public servant in the performance of his functions) and 188 (disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant). Went. Of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). , , He said.

The officer said that the accused was arrested on Saturday.