The Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya on 22nd January brought tears of joy and pride in the eyes of every Hindu as the community welcomed Lord Ram to his home after about 500 years. However, the grand event in Ayodhya did not sit well with Islamists who rushed to attack Hindus immersed in celebrating the homecoming of their God after 5 centuries.
Reports of Islamists launching attacks on Hindu devotees came in from Gujarat’s Mehsana, Maharashtra’s Solapur district, and also from Mumbai’s Mira Road region. The Islamists attacked Hindus with stones, iron rods, sticks, and bamboo, leaving over a dozen people who participated in rallies to commemorate the return of Lord Ram in Ayodhya injured.
In the incident reported from Mira Road, Mumbai, Islamists also disrespected the Hindu religion and hurt the Hindu religious sentiments by tearing flags bearing images of Lord Hanuman. Islamists are also said to have vomited over the flags causing disrespect to the Hindu faith. OpIndia contacted the Police to know the details of the incident. The police confirmed that around 13 persons had been arrested in the case, however, IO Dilip Rakh revealed no information about the accused persons given the sensitivity of the case.
Team OpIndia, meanwhile, also obtained the FIR in the case filed by the victim identified as Vinod Jaiswal. The incident is said to have happened on 21st January at around 10:30 at night. Jaiswal in the FIR mentioned that around 50-60 people from a specific community threatened him and attacked his car while he was travelling in the Mira Road region. The Islamists attacked his car with rods and also took down the Hindu flag that he had placed atop his car.
“I was driving the car and my friends accompanied me on their bikes. We were just travelling across the city that day. As soon as we reached the Mira Road region, we got stuck in the traffic so we took a U-turn and headed towards Bhayander road. But the road was jammed so we eventually decided to go through the Shivar garden road in Nayanagar. A boy suddenly stopped the car and began threatening. ‘I’ll show you who we are now. Let us see if your Ram comes to save you, the boy said. Immediately after that around 50-60 people arrived at the spot and began attacking us with rods and sticks,” the complainant in the FIR read.
He further added that the accused persons saw Lord Hanuman’s poster on the car bonnet and puked on it. “They raised slogans of Allah-hu-Akhbar, hit me on my head with an iron rod, and tried to kill me. They also saw a poster of Lord Hanuman on the car and puked on the poster. This has hurt our Hindu religious sentiments. They even pelted stones at women and small kids who accompanied me for a ride,” the FIR read.
The said complaint has been filed under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint), 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups), 141 (Unlawful assembly), 143, 147, 149 and 427 (Mischief causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
The videos of the incident have been going viral over the internet in which the Islamists can be heard raising the slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akhbar’ while attacking the cars. They can be seen using iron rods and sticks to attack the Hindus. Even the videos of women being attacked are making rounds on social media.
Islamists raised slogans of 'Allah-hu-Akhbar' after cars on #miraroad attacked. They puked on Hindu flags. I have zero courage to share disheartening videos showing Hindu flags dipped in puke. It hurts to see #Hindus disrespected @NiteshNRane's rally is scheduled today. pic.twitter.com/am8vmVkksl
— Siddhi Somani (@sidis28) January 23, 2024
Several other videos shared on social media show the poster of Lord Hanuman covered in puke, as mentioned in the FIR. The glass of the car and the windows could also be seen damaged.
Who is responsible for what #Hindus are facing today? Heart aches to see this happening #miraroad. No courage, but sharing this only so that each #Hindu learns truth, sees how his/her faith is being treated. 13 arrested so far. Police denying to reveal further details #RamMandir pic.twitter.com/nnNUqiijQ1
— Siddhi Somani (@sidis28) January 23, 2024
A day after the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony, Hindus are also said to have responded to the attack by Islamists. The Hindus gathered in numbers at Mira Road region and retaliated to the stone pelting by Islamists. The video was shared by Raushan Sinha, a political commentator on X in which enraged Hindus could be seen seeking police action and justice in the case of attack by Islamists on 21st February.
Reports suggest Hindus of Mumbai have retaliated against those who were doing stone pelting on them.
— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) January 23, 2024
Good, be united & make your own efforts as well.. We are more in numbers so nobody will dare to do such things if we are united… pic.twitter.com/L0hctaugiE
OpIndia has obtained exclusive information that BJP leader Nitesh Rane will be addressing Hindus today at Mira Road in an event organized by Sakal Hindu Samaj. One of the members of the Sakal Hindu Samaj while talking to OpIndia stated that the Nayanagar area is dominated by a Muslim population and that Islamists have been spreading communal tension in the region for too long. “There are rumours that they have also planned riots and the Police have been stationed in some of the crucial areas as a precaution,” the members of Sakal Hindu Samaj said.
OpIndia also contacted the complainant, Vinod Jaiswal for exclusive comment, but he could not speak given his severe head injuries. The victim is lodged in the Bhimsen Joshi General Hospital and is undergoing treatment after being attacked by the Islamists on 21st February.
The Police, however, exclusively informed OpIndia that 13 people in the case have been arrested and the interrogation is underway. On asking about the identities of the accused, the police said, “This is a super sensitive case. Revealing names might escalate tensions. I can’t reveal any further details. 13 so far have been arrested. Efforts are being taken to calm the situation,” said IO Dilip Rakh.
The member of the Sakal Hindu Samaj however asserted that the arrested persons belong to the Muslim community. “The Police also had detained some of the Hindus but they were released immediately after some time. 13 attackers who raised slogans of Allah-hu-Akhbar have been arrested. We seek strict punishment against the accused persons,” he added.
Earlier, a video of Islamists from Naya Nagar threatening Hindus was shared by High Court advocate Avd Ashutosh Dubey. The Islamists in the video could be seen threatening Hindus with dire consequences for roaming in the Naya Nagar region which is dominated by the Muslim population.
“You Hindus are idiots, illiterates. This is all happening because of you. Why do you have to come here and pinch us? We are Kattar Muslims. Don’t mess with us. You all saw what happened and this is because of you. We ignored. This is just a trailer. Do not think this is UP. This is Maharashtra and the police here are also sane. They’ll arrest the wrongdoers,” the Islamist could be heard saying. However, Dubey stated that the person in the video himself was later arrested.
Your message reach out to @Dev_Fadnavis Ji and The same guy has been arrested.
— ADV. ASHUTOSH J. DUBEY 🇮🇳 (@AdvAshutoshBJP) January 22, 2024
Jai Shree Ram!🙏🛕
The situation in Maharashtra’s Mumbai continues to remain tense as Islamists continue to attack Hindus. The Police have been deployed at several locations to avoid any untoward incident from happening. The Sakal Hindu Samaj has organized a massive rally in response to the attack by Islamists. The rally will be addressed by BJP leader Nitesh Rane, as informed to OpIndia by Sakal Hindu Samaj.
