Police in Khandwa district have registered a case against Mohammad Hanif, president of the mosque committee in Kharkala village, for allegedly failing to inform authorities about an outsider, Akhtar Raza, staying on the mosque committee premises.

Raza, a resident of Bihar, was temporarily appointed as the mosque’s imam to lead prayers, with his permanent role pending committee approval. The FIR against Hanif was filed under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for contempt of a public servant’s order, as district rules require reporting the stay of outsiders to the police.

Hanif told Maktoob that Raza, who was on probation, lived in space allocated by the committee, not inside the mosque itself. “We planned to submit his documents once his permanent appointment was confirmed.

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