About 15 shops in a street were torched by a mob late in the evening. In retaliation, the people from the opposite side also reportedly attacked the houses and families of the former community.
The former Madhya Pradesh CM added that it is a matter of concern that people are defaming 'Sanatan Dharma'. Singh further added that and even god will not forgive those who are doing these things in the name of religion.
Karan Thapar in his article "We cannot be selective about the past in Jammu & Kashmir" in Hindustan Times dated 15th Sept 2019, gives a call to morality, intellectual honesty and being conscious to multiple peoples and their identities.
Reportedly, the recent incident of alleged blasphemy is linked to an earlier kidnapping and attempt to forcefully marry an underage Hindu girl. The activists said that the allegations were made against the principal so that the abduction could be covered up.