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Tag: Crime Against Muslims

  • 25 members of Hindu outfit Kranti Sena booked for thrashing vendor selling ‘henna’ in Uttar Pradesh

    By PTI

    MUZAFFARNAGAR: Police here booked 25 members of a right-wing Hindu group for allegedly thrashing a vendor selling “henna”, according to an official.

    The Kranti Sena has also been running a “campaign” against Muslims applying “mehndi” on hands of Hindu women.

    Police have registered a case of rioting and intimidation after the victim, identified as Perkash Chand, lodged a complaint against them, SHO Anil Kapervan said.

    However, it is not clear if the FIR mentions about the “campaign”.

    Earlier, videos surfaced on social media, in which members of the group are purportedly heard talking about their “campaign” against Muslims applying “mehndi” on hands of Hindu women, accusing them of “love jihad”.

    “Love jihad” is a term used by right-wing activists to refer to the alleged campaign of Muslims forcing Hindu girls to convert in the guise of love.

  • Muslim man thrashed in Kanpur, asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as minor daughter tries to save him

    By PTI

    KANPUR: A Muslim man was assaulted in the public and allegedly asked to chant “Jai Shri Ram” even as his minor daughter tried to save him, said police here on Thursday.

    A one-minute video of the incident surfaced on social media on Wednesday.

    The 45-year-old man is seen being assaulted by some men, who ask him to chant “Jai Shri Ram”.

    The victim’s daughter is seen trying to save her father, crying and asking the attackers not to beat him.

    Later, some policemen took the man to their Jeep.

    The footage also shows the man being hit while in police custody.

    Deputy Police Commissioner (South) Raveena Tyagi said the matter came to the fore at the Kacchi Basti locality near the Ram Gopal crossing in the Barra area of Kanpur on Wednesday.

    “On the complaint of the victim, we have lodged an FIR and legal action is underway,” she said.

    Police, however, did not mention the name of the organisation involved in the act.

    The victim, an e-rickshaw driver, said around 3 pm, some people started abusing and assaulting him.

    They threatened to kill his family.

    He said he was saved by police.

    The man is a relative of a Muslim family, which is involved in a dispute with their Hindu neighbours in the Kanpur locality.

    Police statement says in July, the two families filed cases against each other at the local police station.