On Wednesday, 14th August, a Hindu woman belonging to the SC community was threatened by the local municipal chairman Syed Abid Ali in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh for complaining against the Muslim cart owners. She had complained that the Muslim hawkers parked their vehicles in front of her house causing trouble. To this, Ali threatened the woman saying that he would convert the place into Bangladesh if she didn’t stop complaining.
In a video, the woman can be heard saying that Ali also abused her for her caste and said, “You belong to the lower caste so behave in your limits. I’ll get your husband out of the job, and ask Muslim men to barge into your house and create a scene like Bangladesh.”
It is pertinent to note that currently, Hindus are being persecuted in Bangladesh by Islamist mobs. There have been over 200 incidents of violence that have been reported from Bangladesh against Hindus. At least 30 Hindu women have been raped, several houses and businesses have been burnt and there have been Hindus who have been murdered as well.
Hindu woman from SC caste says local municipal chairman Syed Abid Ali threatened her saying – ‘keep silent else we will turn this place into Bangladesh’
— Swati Goel Sharma (@swati_gs) August 14, 2024
She had complained about illegal parking of thelas by members of Muslim community outside her housepic.twitter.com/trh2LayK9D
The police also took cognizance of the event and confirmed that the Hindu woman was abused over her caste. The police also said that the accused persons, Syed Abid Ali, Lalaram Maurya, and others threatened the woman with dire consequences.
“SI Nitesh investigated the case and interrogated the accused. The woman has filed a police complaint. Further investigations into the case are underway. Strict action against the accused will be taken,” the authority added.
थाना आंवला, बरेली पर आवेदिका द्वारा सैय्यद आबिद अली व लालाराम मौर्य आदि पर कतिपय आरोप अंकित कर एक प्रार्थना पत्र प्रस्तुत किये जाने, प्राप्त प्रार्थना पत्र की गहनता से जाँच कराकर नियमानुसार आवश्यक कार्यवाही किये जाने के सम्बन्ध में क्षेत्राधिकारी आंवला, बरेली की बाइट।#UPPolice pic.twitter.com/ABN3fH7vTQ
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) August 13, 2024
OpIndia has obtained a copy of the complaint in the case. As per the document, the husband of the woman who was abused works as a cleaning staff local corporation office. The local municipal chairman, Syed Abid Ali, and his associates threatened the woman that her husband would be removed from the job if she continued to complain against the Muslims.
The woman has problems with Muslim people parking their fruit and vegetable stalls in front of her home blocking the way. However, she is being threatened and asked to adjust with the situation just because she belongs to the Hindu community.
