A man was arrested in Bijnor for allegedly using a loudspeaker at a volume exceeding the prescribed limit while giving the azaan at a mosque in Najibabad, police said on Sunday.
Superintendent of Police K K Vishnoi said Mohammad Faizan was arrested on Saturday and sent to 14‑day judicial custody. He was accused of exceeding the volume limit for the azaan near the Government Inter College in Najibabad. Police personnel visited the mosque after receiving information about the matter, and Sub‑Inspector Saurabh Singh filed a report at the Najibabad police station, leading to Faizan’s arrest.
Faizan was produced before the sub‑divisional magistrate’s court, which ordered the 14‑day judicial custody. Earlier this month, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court took suo motu cognisance of the reported death of a class‑2 student in Balrampur, who collapsed on September 22 while a procession carrying a loud DJ system passed near her school. The court noted that it had not reached a conclusion on the cause of death but highlighted broader concerns over noise pollution and compliance with statutory norms, directing authorities to submit reports and initiating separate proceedings to examine measures to curb noise pollution.
In September, the Bijnor administration conducted a drive against loudspeakers operating above prescribed noise limits at religious places, removing loudspeakers from mosques, temples and gurdwaras.
