?Crimes against Hindus in Muslim-majority areas of India increasing? says VHP

On May 29, the VHP released a statement saying that violence against Hindus in Muslim-majority areas of India has increased. Mentioning cases from all over the country, the VHP said the Constitution and Rule of Law govern India and that there should be no place for violence in the social life of the country. All forms of violence, no matter, who does it and against whom, is reprehensible and unforgivable.

“In recent times, many incidents of mob-lynching and other forms of violence against Hindus by Muslims have been reported in various parts of the ‘Bharat’ which includes murders, rapes, desecration of Holy places and vandalisation of properties. This shows that Muslim society, especially in Muslim dominated areas, is becoming intolerant and violent”, the VHP said.

VHP also shared the list of violence in which the victim is Hindu and the perpetrators are Muslims. The cases ignored by secular media because the victim was Hindu, alleged VHP.

ASSAM: On May 24, 2020, five Muslims travelling in a SUV killed Sanatan Deka, a vegetable seller in Assam’s Kamrup District. Two of the assailants Faizur Haq and Yusufuddin Ahmed have been arrested.

BIHAR: On June 10, three Muslim goons entered the house of a Dalit at Nurpur in Begusarai District of Bihar, gang-raped a Dalit woman on the point of a pistol and also attempted to rape her daughter. Even after the name of one of the criminals, Laddu Alam, s/o Feroz Alam, was conveyed to the police, he has not been arrested. The criminals are still roaming free and threatening the victims. The Station House Officer (SHO) of the place, Sumit Kumar, is on the contrary, threatening the victimised Dalits and threatening those who brought this barbaric incident to the notice of the society through social media. This family has been receiving threats from the Jihadists to dispose off their goods and leave the village.

Similar incidents are not one but innumerable. These include the case of gang-rape of a 15-year-old Hindu Dalit girl and murder by Muslim Jihadis in Kishanganj; beating up of Rahul Poddar family at Saraiya village in Begusarai subdivision to prevent the youths from reading Ramayana during the month of Ramadan; lodging of FIR against Hindu businessmen in Nalanda for hoisting the “Om” flag; the planned conspiracies going on at many places including Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Purnia, Araria, Katihar and East Champaran. The free fun of the incidents shows that the police and the administration tacitly ignore or are complicit in the commission of such offences.

WEST BENGAL: Recently in West Bengal, Hindus were attacked at Telenipada village in Bhadraser tehsil of Hooghly District. Despite there being a medical emergency during COVID-19 lockdown, their houses were burnt, women were targeted and they were also beaten up. The police did not act.

In the Harishchandra block of Malda, the shops of Hindu were looted and attempts were made to damage the temple.

In Murshidabad District, Hindu areas have been repeatedly targeted.

JHARKHAND: Neeraj Prajapati of Lohardaga was killed only for his participation in a rally in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act on January 23.

KARNATAKA: There was a spate of murders by Jihadis in Karnataka. In the year 2017-2018 they Include: i) Kuttappa in Madikeri ii) Prashant Pujari at Mudabidre iii) Raju at Mysuru iv) Praveen Pujari at Kushalnagar v) Sharad Madival at Bantval vi) Deepak Rao at Suratkal vii) Rudresh at Bengaluru and viii) Paresh Mestha at Kumata.

HARYANA: Many incidents of Hindu persecution by Jihadis have been reported in the Mewat region of Haryana. A three-member fact-finding team led by Major General GD Bakshi has investigated this matter and has given its report.

Due to atrocities against Hindus in Mewat, many Hindus have been forced to leave and migrate from their homes. In many villages, no Hindus are living there. In several others, the number of Hindus families residing in the village are now less than five.

In one case, during a marriage celebration in a Valmiki family in Chirauli Punhana, Muslims attacked, beat up the baratis and looted away their gold ornaments. An FIR has been filed with Punhana police station.

Similarly, objectionable content was posted on Facebook by a Muslim, but no action was taken against him even after the police complaint. On the contrary, a false case was filed against the Hindu person who has filed the complaint.

Even in matters of the slaughter of cows, the police does not take any action despite the information given to it. On April 28, Raghuveer, a labourer was shot dead by the cow smugglers in Punhana. This case is being covered up. The labourer’s family is on the verge of starvation, but his family has not been given any compensation or others support by the State.

Some 500 families inhabit the village Kulaita (Nagina); only 10 of them are Hindus. It has been made difficult for Hindus even to come out of their houses. The womenfolk are also not safe. An indecent remark was made on the Shikha (crest) of a Hindu boy on May 12. When protested, about 200 people landed up at his house and severely beat up the family.