At least 25 Muslims arrested, 2500 booked after violence over mosque survey
Police have arrested at least 25 Muslims, shut down the internet, closed schools, and tightened security in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal after five Muslim men were killed by police. The officers had fired on Muslims protesting a court-ordered survey of the historic Shahi Jama Mosque, a move demanded by Hindu supremacists to check for temple ruins underneath.
Police have booked around 2,500 people, including Muslim opposition leader Zia-ur-Rehman Barq. A prominent lawyer, Zafar Ali, was also detained by the police, immediately after a press conference where he alleged that he personally witnessed police firing at the crowd, refuting claims that protesters initiated the violence.
Kashmiri traders targeted in Himachal Pradesh, forced to chant “Jai Sri Ram”
In Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur, a Hindu extremist woman harassed and threatened two Kashmiri traders, demanding that they either leave the state or chant the Hindu supremacist slogan “Jai Sri Ram.” She also instructed the villagers to boycott their business.
“We are Hindus, and we have our own Hindu community selling the same things. Why would someone, especially Muslims, come from somewhere else and do business here?” she says in the video. “This is our India; you go to your Kashmir. We don’t need you here. I will tell everyone not to purchase anything from you. Just leave from here.”
Muslim woman arrested for alleged cow slaughter after police raid her house
In BJP-ruled Gujarat’s Panchmahal, police officials along with cow vigilantes, raided a house and arrested a Muslim woman over allegations of cow slaughter. During the raid, they seized 68 kilograms of meat, which they claimed to be beef.
In BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan, Hindu extremist cow vigilantes seized a truck carrying cattle and assaulted the drivers.
Hindu militants disrupt and stop Christian religious event in Gujarat
In BJP-ruled Gujarat’s Surat, Hindu militants from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal disrupted and stopped a Christian religious event, alleging that they were forcibly converting Hindus to Christianity.
Anti-conversion laws across BJP-ruled states have emboldened Hindu extremists, leading to increased harassment of Christians and attacks on their places of worship.
