Muslim mob

Violence broke out during a Dalit wedding procession in Saharanpur’s Amarpur Garhi village after a group from the Muslim community allegedly attacked baratis for playing DJ music near a mosque. Several were injured, and five accused have been arrested.

Several districts in UP witnessed violent clashes during Muharram processions on Sunday, 6th July. Resulting in stone pelting, stick fighting, property damage and mob clashing.

There have been numerous incidents wherein Muslim mobs assaulted Hindu journalists since their reporting centred on bringing up facts instead of peddling the Muslim victimhood narrative.

Muharram processions are being taken out across the country. Disputes are now emerging regarding these processions. There have been incidents of fighting at many places. There have been complaints of arbitrary permissions and abuse at some places. In view of this, the local administration is on alert and heavy security forces have been deployed.

The mob comprised burqa-clad women and minor boys who hurled abuses and looted equipment. Even a DTC bus the journalists tried escaping in was attacked, while the driver forced them off instead of helping.

The attack followed a theft probe in a Muslim-dominated area. Police denied any communal angle, even though caste slurs were hurled and Hindus were threatened with beheading during their Raja festival preparations.

OpIndia also reached out to Qadir's neighbour shopkeeper. On one hand, he denied knowing anything about the incident, on the other, he blamed the police. The shopkeeper claimed that Saurabh Deshwal died of a police bullet. He said, "Saurabh died of a police bullet. Were we sitting with bullets in our hands at night?"

The police are accused of suppressing the issue by also accepting the complaint from the accused.

However, Indian Islamists living up to their reputation of taking things out of context and outraging over it, began circulating the said video with claims that the Hindu influencer insulted the Islamic prophet. The Islamists began hurling abuses and Sar tan se juda threats against Sharmishta on her social media accounts.

In her complaint, Sunaina Devi, a local resident said that hat a group of men, including Itipas Miya, Sonu Alam, Ehsan Alam, Mansur Alam, Chand Alam, Sohail Miya, Tusar Alam, Raju Alam, Tanveer Alam, Aslam Miya, Kaifi Alam, Waris Alam, Asim Miya, Samu Miya, Saddam Miya, Anim Alam, Roshan Alam, and others, began abusing the procession members, using derogatory terms like “Harijan” to target the Dalit community.