GURGAON: A mob of more than 200 Hindu extremists ransacked a mosque in Bhora Kalan village in Gurgaon, assaulting Muslims who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village.
Though the anti-Muslim violence happened in Bhora Kalan village Wednesday
night, no arrests were reported.
According to a complaint filed by Subedar Najar Mohammad, Bhora Kalan
village has only four houses of Muslim families.
“The ruckus began Wednesday morning, when a mob comprising about 200 people
reportedly led by Rajesh Chauhan alias Babu, Anil Bhadoria, and Sanjay Vyas
surrounded the mosque and entered the prayer hall where they threatened the
namazis with expulsion from the village,” Mohammad said.
“In the night again, when we were praying inside the prayer hall in the
mosque, the mob came and assaulted the namazis and even locked the prayer
hall. They also threatened to kill us,” read his complaint.
Following Mohammad’s complaint, an FIR was registered against Rajesh
Chauhan, Anil Bhadoria, Sanjay Vyas and several others under charges of
rioting, trying to cause religious strife, and unlawful assembly at Bilaspur
Police Station.
“We built a small mosque in our village area in 2013 since there were no
mosques at that time. Hindu society has objected since then and tried to
create disruption. Every day we are threatened and asked to leave the
village. When Muslims from other villages come to offer Namaz once a week,
i.e., Friday, the Hindu community obstruct them and create chaos,” Shakeel,
a local Muslim resident, told to the media.
“A few days ago when it rained, we got the roof repaired at the mosque to
which hundreds of Hindus came and started asking why you were getting
repairs done. They also threatened us with their lives. Panchayat took place
and we compromised and agreed to their terms because we didn’t want to
dispute and resolve the issue once and for all. Last evening, just four
people were offering Isha prayers, when hindutva goons attacked them while
they were offering Namaz,” Shakeel said.
Shakeel also said to that the Hindutva group also targeted the Muslim women.
