Maharashtra Principal Booked as Students Perform to ‘Pakistani’ Song
Police booked three school staff after social media posts alleged students danced to a Pakistani song and displayed a photograph of Mumtaz Qadri.
- On Thursday, Partur police booked Principal Wazhiyoddin Siddiqui and two teachers under Sections 152, 196, 197, and 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following allegations that students performed to a Pakistani song.
- Social media posts sparked the investigation, alleging that students of Kids World English School in Partur danced to a Pakistani song during a March 2025 event and displayed a photograph of Pakistani extremist Mumtaz Qadri.
- Responding to the allegations, Principal Siddiqui stated the music was from the Turkish series Ertugrul Ghazi and alleged that social media footage of the performance had been manipulated.
- Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Babanrao Lonikar demanded the cancellation of the school's recognition, citing concerns over the reported performance and alleged display of Qadri's photograph.
- Context regarding Mumtaz Qadri explains the sensitivity, as he was executed in 2016 for the 2011 assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, after Taseer defended a Pakistani Christian convicted of blasphemy.
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Principal booked over ‘Pakistani’ song at school event
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