New Delhi: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma who was sacked from the party over a provocative statement on Prophet Mohammed earlier, is back in the news. On Sunday evening, she was forced to apologise for falsely claiming on how Ramgopal Mishra was assassinated in Baharaich recently.
While a bullet reportedly hit Mishra, when he was part of an idol immersion procession in the district, a video has gone viral in which Sharma can be heard claiming that perpetrators of the crime hit him with 35 bullets and his nails were also torn off, while murdering him. However, the police issued a clarification later rejecting gruesome claims.
Sharma apologises on X
Issuing an apology on X, she wrote, “I reiterated what I had heard in the media about late Ram Gopal Mishra ji. I was not aware of the clarification in the post-mortem report. I take back my words and apologise.”
दिवंगत राम गोपाल मिश्रा जी के बारे में जो मैंने मीडिया में सुना था वह मैंने दोहराया। मुझे पोस्ट मॉर्टम रिपोर्ट के स्पष्टीकरण के बारे में नहीं पता था। मैं अपने शब्द वापिस लेती हूँ और क्षमा माँगती हूँ।#Bahraich https://t.co/B1ni0DjsVB
— Nupur Sharma (@NupurSharmaBJP) October 20, 2024
“Mishra was hit with 35 bullets, his nails were torn off and his eyes were also damaged. Does our constitution give the right to kill somebody who is accused of taking down a flag? These things have become quite common. We have to think ahead of ourselves. We need to think about the country. Need to think about Sanatan Dharma,” she was quoted as saying at an event.
What happened on October 13
The incident reportedly occurred on October 13. The victim was shot dead while the immersion procession moving. The incident led to tensions in the area with multiple reports also claiming stone pelting. The police soon intervened in the matter after which things were brought under control. Five people have been arrested for being allegedly behind the murder.
