Fact Check On July 18, several social accounts shared news claiming that Hindus have been arrested for reciting namaz at Lulu Mall

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The press note stated, “On 15.07.2022, religious activities were attempted by four people from different religions and communities in Lulu Mall without permission. Their intention was to disturb the communal harmony”. This press note is not related to the namaz offering which took place on July 12 as per the mall’s public relations manager Sibtain Hussain. The press note talks about an incident where four people offered prayers on July 15
Three days later, on July 18, Police Commissionerate Lucknow tweeted another press note explaining the same. It stated that none of the accused related to events of July 12 in the registered case have been identified. The police further added that on July 15, Saroj Nath Yogi; Krishna Kumar Pathak and Gaurav Goswami tried to read Hanuman chalisa and Arshad Ali tried to offer namaz. The police have charged them under The Code of Criminal Procedure sections 151[Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences],107 [Security for keeping the peace in other cases], and 116 [Inquiry as to truth of information]