<p>Police have lodged an FIR against a group of unidentified people who allegedly offered namaz at recently opened Lulu Mall here, after a right-wing Hindu outfit objected to it and sought permission to recite the Hanuman Chalisa there.</p>.<p>They have been booked for promoting enmity between different groups and intending to outrage religious feelings.</p>.<p>The case has been registered on the complaint of the Lulu Mall representatives, who claimed that people seen in the video were not their staff members.</p>.<p>The mall authorities has also put up notices across the property on Friday declaring, "No religious prayers will be permitted in the mall."</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Gopal Krishna Choudhary said, "An FIR under IPC Sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 295-A (deliberate act intended to outrage religious feelings) was lodged on Thursday against unidentified persons. The matter is being investigated."</p>.<p>The mall was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday and has been opened by Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group, led by Indian-origin billionaire Yussuf Ali M A.</p>.<p>A controversy had broken out following a video purportedly showing a group of people offering namaz at the mall surfaced on social media.</p>.<p>Some members of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha reached outside the gates of the mall on Thursday and staged a protest. Members of the group also sought permission from the local authorities to recite the Hanuman Chalisa near the mall on Friday. The permission was declined by the authorities.</p>
<p>Police have lodged an FIR against a group of unidentified people who allegedly offered namaz at recently opened Lulu Mall here, after a right-wing Hindu outfit objected to it and sought permission to recite the Hanuman Chalisa there.</p>.<p>They have been booked for promoting enmity between different groups and intending to outrage religious feelings.</p>.<p>The case has been registered on the complaint of the Lulu Mall representatives, who claimed that people seen in the video were not their staff members.</p>.<p>The mall authorities has also put up notices across the property on Friday declaring, "No religious prayers will be permitted in the mall."</p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Gopal Krishna Choudhary said, "An FIR under IPC Sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 295-A (deliberate act intended to outrage religious feelings) was lodged on Thursday against unidentified persons. The matter is being investigated."</p>.<p>The mall was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday and has been opened by Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group, led by Indian-origin billionaire Yussuf Ali M A.</p>.<p>A controversy had broken out following a video purportedly showing a group of people offering namaz at the mall surfaced on social media.</p>.<p>Some members of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha reached outside the gates of the mall on Thursday and staged a protest. Members of the group also sought permission from the local authorities to recite the Hanuman Chalisa near the mall on Friday. The permission was declined by the authorities.</p>