Muslim shop ransacked amidst provocative slogans at Nandghat in Chamoli district
Muslim shop ransacked amidst provocative slogans at Nandghat in Chamoli district
S.M.A.KAZMI
Dehradun, Sept 1
The shop of a Muslim barber was attacked and ransacked by an irate mob of right wing Hindu groups at Nand Ghat area of Nandprayag in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, today. The attack resulted following allegations of teasing of a minor girl by the accused Muslim barber, who has since absconded. The incident of teasing reportedly happened two days ago.
The right wing Hindu groups today took out a procession in the market and attacked and ransacked the shop owned by the Muslim barber in the presence of police personnel. Interestingly, the processionists were raising provocative slogans against Muslims and their alleged harbours-“Jutte Maro Saloo ko”- in the presence of police officials.
Sarvesh Panwar, Superintendent of Police (SP), also visited the area today. Chamoli police in an appeal to the general public said that provocative messages with an aim to disturb communal harmony and social co-existence are being circulated on social media. The police appealed to the people to maintain communal amity and refrain from spreading such messages.
Uttarakhand has witnessed a large number of incidents targeting Muslim community throughout length and breadth of the state by BJP/RSS and other right wing groups on one pretext or the other ranging from ‘Love Jehad’ , ‘Land Jehad, ‘Mazar Jehad,’ ‘Vyapar Jehad’ and “Biryani Jehad’.
