A shocking case has come to light from Sagbara in the Narmada district of Gujarat. A local Muslim youth tried to assault and rape a 9-year-old daughter of a poor tribal family who was playing on the river bank behind her house. A complaint was subsequently registered and a police investigation is underway in the case.
As per local reports, the incident pertains to Selamba village of Sagbara, where a minor girl was assaulted by a person named Mahmud Dagdu Mansoori, who lived in the close vicinity of the victim’s house. Taking advantage of solitude, Mansoori tried to force himself on her. But the girl screamed in fear, alerting her uncle, who was working in a nearby paddy field. He arrived at the spot and tried to catch the culprit, but Mansoori had managed to escape.
However, a short distance away, villagers caught hold of Mansoori. The incident took place on December 15, but the family did not file a police complaint at the time fearing for their reputation and the prospect of a girl’s marriage in the future.
But local Hindu organisations such as VHP and Bajrang Dal stood in support of the family, assuring them of help and assistance in pursuing the case against Mansoori. The family subsequently lodged a case under POCSO at the Sagabara police station on Monday (December 19), following which the police launched a probe into the matter.
“We want justice”: Victim’s parents
In an exclusive interview with OpIndia, the victim’s father, Rustambhai Bhil, who works as a wholesale coconut seller, said, “That day I took a lorry to Selamba market to sell coconuts. At 3 pm, I got a call from my brother-in-law who narrated the entire incident to me. I was shocked. I dropped everything and rushed toward home.”
“People gathered after hearing our daughter’s cries and her life was saved. Otherwise, I don’t know what that monster would have done to her and whether she would have been alive or not. We are from a humble background and know little of police work. But when Vishwa Hindu Parishad brothers came to our house, we got the courage and filed a complaint,” he added.
Arunabehan, the mother of the victim’s 9-year-old daughter, broke down while talking to OpIndia. She said she wants justice for her daughter and the strictest punishment for the accused so that no other girl faces such an ordeal.
A marked increase in crimes committed by Muslim youths in the region
Speaking to OpIndia, Prem Vasava, a local Bajrang Dal activist said, “There has been a rise in such cases in our area in recent years where the accused are Muslims. Not only rape and molestation but also assaults, and robberies have increased.”
He further said that, a few days ago, a Hindu trader in the same area was threatened with death by 3 Muslims. The dispute was that when one Hiraram Rajpurohit demanded money from one Akram Pathan and his two friends for purchases they made from his shop, they got angry and refused to pay him his dues and threatened him of killing him and his family.
Hindu youth attacked for posting in support of Nupur Sharma
It is noteworthy to mention that the assault on the minor Hindu girl took place in the same village where a youth named Prem Vasava was attacked by a group of Muslim miscreants including Salman, Idris, and others for posting on Facebook in support of Nupur Sharma.
At that time (June 13, 2022) Prem Vasava said in a conversation with OpIndia, “On the 12th around 10 am when I was having breakfast with my wife in my rented house, a Muslim mob, including Salman, Idrish and Yunush, barged into my house and grabbed my collar and started beating me up and abusing me in foul language. Then they dragged me downstairs where a group of 15-20 other Muslims were waiting to lay their hands on me.”
