According to the victim, Ajay, the accused Mohammad Aarif stormed into his house when he was testing DJ for Holi. When Ajay asked him to wait, Aarif attacked him and asked him to stop it immediately. Aarif also threatened him and his family with death.
In February 2025, Islamists threatened Hindus against celebrating Holi in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. This is nothing new as there are several incidents of Islamists attacking Holi in last few years.
Anjum Ara suggests that Hindus should maintain distance from mosques to avoid clashes. This is basically a warning-cum-threat to Hindus that if you happen to go near a mosque and get seen celebrating your festival, it would be justified for Muslims to get offended, and resort to stone pelting and assaulting Hindus.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand issued a notice ordering Hindus celebrating Holi not to throw colours or coloured water on 'unwilling individuals, locations, and vehicles'.
The Hindu side opposed the whitewashing of the mosque out of the apprehension that it was an attempt to destroy evidence of the existence of a Hindu temple.
A meeting of the peace committee was held at the Sambhal Kotwali police station on Thursday as part of the efforts to maintain peace during the festival of Holi.