In a heinous crime, men belonging to the Muslim community barged into the house of a Dalit family in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh and attempted to rape two women and a minor. Failing in their attempt, they assaulted the women with axes and attacked them with firearms before fleeing the scene. The women are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital. Their situation is deemed to be critical. The Police are currently searching for the accused. The names of the accused are Sham Shakil, Shahid and Muhammad Ali.
Muslim mob of four barges into Dalit house, tries to rape two Dalit women and a Dalit minor, tears their clothes off, later assaults them with firearm and axes. IGNORED by English Media. NO outrage. Activists SILENT. https://t.co/orK5AWREUypic.twitter.com/GPdm1KcqaO
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) February 23, 2018
In an unrelated incident in Rajasthan, a Muslim mob assaulted Dalit women on the 19th of February and beat them up because their procession was playing music as they passed by a mosque.
Muslim mob assaults Dalit (Raigar) women, beats them up, as their procession was playing music while passing by a mosque. Separately, Dalit girl attacked with knife, her relatives threatened for filing a complaint. IGNORED by English Media. NO outrage. https://t.co/lg6xWdcjdVpic.twitter.com/sai53dKJ2Y
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) February 23, 2018
Thus far, harbingers of Dalit-Muslim unity like Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani and Shehla Rashid have maintained a stoic silence over the series of crimes committed against the Dalit community by Muslims.
