On Sunday, 20th October, when the police and Hindu activists arrived at Bijju’s rented house, they found women and children sitting on the ground while Bijju and his wife were seated on chairs and inciting them against Hinduism. “Love the one who loves you. Today is Karva Chauth but the family does not love you, God does, so take refuge in God,” Bijju was heard saying.
Vinod Mishra, an eyewitness to this attack, said that the Muslim mob attacked Hindu devotees after being incited from the mosque. The Bahraich police had termed his claim on social media as 'misleading'.
Bahraich Police dismissed Hindu eyewitness accounts, citing unrest, raising concerns over justice being compromised in favour of maintaining order and silencing key testimony.
BJP Yuva Morcha city president Arpit Srivastava dismissed the case filed against him as fake, stating that he had protested against BJP MLA's son for hurling abuses.
The official X account of Bahraich Police has been threatening action against media outlets for reporting eyewitness account of Islamist violence that claimed the life of Ram Gopal Mishra.
Azamgarh Police halted a mass conversion event in Miria Redha, seizing objectionable materials and detaining a suspect accused of coercing Hindus into Christianity.
The state Tourism Department has already created a thorough road map for this program. If all goes as planned, devotees will soon have access to these revolutionary sleeping pods, providing a modern and comfortable living option during Maha Kumbh.