A Hindu woman journalist, named Amrapali Sharma, has shared several videos on social media alleging harassment and threat to her life from communal Muslims living in her neighbourhood in Malad, Maharashtra. In her video statement, she stated that she is being targeted for her Hindu religious identity and facing an existential threat as well as a threat to her life from local Muslims.
According to her, communal people living in the ‘Muslim-dominated area’ have been harassing, threatening, and instigating Hindus to either commit suicide or sell their businesses and houses. She alleged that they have been forcing Hindus to leave this area.
I am being harassed n threatened by local communal Muslim crowd with the excuse of feeding Strays.Need help pls protact me I am a single Hindu animal.lover pic.twitter.com/cTS6rXBAj3
— Amrapali Sharma (@amrapalisharma) July 28, 2024
She added that they harass Hindus on one pretext or the other and she is being harassed allegedly for feeding animals. However, she noted that this is not a matter of feeding animals rather it is only about targeting a Hindu female. She alleged that the mob also threw meat at her doorstep and nobody checked whether it was beef or other animal meat. Taking to X, she has also accused Mohommad Khan and Aysha Turki of making communal remarks on Hindus.
Muslim crowd threatening me being Single Hindu animal lover Malad w Malwani.threatened moblynchinchying NoFIR. Mohommad Khan n Aysha Turki passing communal remarks on Hindutv PLS HELP #savehindus #hindmuslim @Dev_Fadnavis @PiyushGoyal @RajThackeray @CPMumbaiPolice pic.twitter.com/z3f4hoKwNn
— Amrapali Sharma (@amrapalisharma) July 28, 2024
In one of the videos she has shared through her X handle, a man could be seen having an argument with her over feeding stray animals on the road.
In one of her posts, she advised against buying houses in Muslim-dominated areas like Malvani, Malad, and Mumbra as they are ‘unsafe’ for women.
Never buy house in sick Muslim area its always a nasty crowd unsafe for woman like Malwani malad mumbra etc
— Amrapali Sharma (@amrapalisharma) July 28, 2024
In another post, she asked, “Mumbai se bhi kashmir ki tarha hum Hinduon ko bhagayenge ye log ?”
गालीबाज़ बद्तमीज महिला मुझे हिंदू पशु प्रेमी महिला होने पर धमकी दे रही है mumbai se bhi kashmir ki tarha hum Hinduon ko bhagayenge ye log ? #hindumuslim #HinduUnity #HinduRashtra #savehindu pic.twitter.com/3unBkppA8T
— Amrapali Sharma (@amrapalisharma) July 28, 2024
Muslims allege discrimination but are discriminating against Hindus in ‘their area’: Amrapali Sharma alleges discrimination on religious ground
In one of the videos, the journalist asked, “Is it a mistake for a Hindu woman to have a house in Muslim dominated area? I am secular but as a Hindu, I have to struggle for my existence, I am their target and a victim here. Where should I go? People say that you did a wrong thing by having a house in Muslim dominated area. This is our country. If anything happens to them or any person in their community, they start overreacting and waving a Minority card. The whole country comes in their support.”
She added, “Is it a crime to be a Hindu? Or Animal lover? On the day of Bakrid, they hung Goats all across the society and there was blood all around. When I told the Police about it, they gave assurances that they would hold discussions. Nobody takes action against them.”
She is a very well respected journalist living in Mumbai (Ms.Amprapali Sharma), and now being harrased by her neighbours from the 'other' community.
— Dr.Pragat Dutt (@PdotDutt) July 28, 2024
They are throwing meat at her doorsteps and pushing her towards leaving the place, in the video she is saying how they are… pic.twitter.com/EL6UkA9APl
“It seems that being a Hindu, we can’t reside in any corner of the country. Then they say that nobody gives them housing apartments and that Minority faces discrimination. But despite Hindus being in the majority, I am being discriminated against. I carry pepper spray with me as these people threaten to kill me,” Hindu female journalist, Amrapali Sharma further stated in the video.
Amrapali Sharma further noted that this is not a matter of feeding animals rather it is only about targeting a Hindu female. They target many people on one pretext or the other. They threaten to kill them so that they leave their businesses and houses in this area and sell them. Their intention is to force them to commit Suicide. Last year, I contemplated committing suicide and urged for help from the police and others to no avail. People say you will not get any help from anywhere as this is their area, she said.
She concluded by saying, “If anything happens to me in the future, this community living in this neighbourhood and targeting me, will be responsible for it.”
As per her X profile, Amrapali Sharma has been associated with prominent news channels like Aaj Tak and IBN7 in the past.
