Hyderabad, April 19 -- Sambhal circle inspector, Anuj Choudhary, who recently made controversial remarks on the Muslim community during Holi, has been given a clean chit by the Uttar Pradesh police.

Holi coincided with Friday prayers this year. To maintain communal peace and brotherhood in the region, a peace committee meetingwas held where CO Choudhary said, "If Muslims cannot accept being colored during Holi, they should stay at home."

His remarks sparked widespread condemnation, following which a complaint was lodged by a retired IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who accused Choudhary of violating service and uniform conduct regulations.

The Sambhal circle inspector was not found at fault by an investigating team led by Superintendent of ...