Zakir Naik to land in Mumbai, politicos demand his arrest on arrival

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik is scheduled to land in Mumbai from Saudi Arabia on Monday. Amid demands from various leaders of his arrest, Mumbai Police is still looking for a reason that can allow them to take him under custody.

Mumbai Police on Friday formed a special investigation team to probe Zakir Naik's controversial speeches.

"A special team, which comprises cyber cell experts, has been formed to probe Naik's speeches. Police will examine his speeches on Youtube and also scrutinise the CDs, books and other documents at his office here," a senior Mumbai police official said.

Earlier, the Home Minister Rajnath Singh also claimed that CDs of Zakir's speeches are being examined for necessary action and asserted that the government will not compromise on the issue of terrorism.

Naik, however, had released a statement, saying he "totally disagreed" that he inspired the act of killing innocent people in Dhaka. "There is not a single talk of mine where I encouraged one to kill another, whether Muslim or non-Muslim," he said.

Zakir's speeches are believed to have inspired some militants involved in Dhaka killing.