Udham Singh Nagar Video: A video from Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur is doing the rounds on social media platforms. In the video, a man could be seen abusing and assaulting an elderly Muslim man offering namaz during the month of Ramadan.
Udham Singh Nagar Video-Turn Of Events
An elderly Muslim man was offering namaz on vacant land in front of Jagatpura’s Atriya Temple. Shahid, the muslim man is a mason by profession and a resident of the Resham Bari area.
Shahid remarked he was working nearby for many days and came to the vacant plot just to offer prayers during the Ramadan period. He went on to claim that the temple’s complex area is too far from where he was offering namaz.
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Several members of the Muslim community joined Shahid and filed a complaint against the accused, upon learning of the abusive and thrashing incident. It was alleged by the protestors that the accused is presently on a parole and is a murder convict. It was also alleged that the video was intentionally made viral.
Uttarakhand Police Appealed For Peace
Police arrived at the scene and urged both communities to maintain peace, harmony and brotherhood. Presently, Shahid is undergoing a round of medical examination while police is contemplating legal action based on Shahid’s complaint. Temple manager Arvind Sharma has remarked that any other religious activity on the grounds of the temple would not be tolerated for any reason whatsoever.
Municipal Councillor Parvez Qureshi remarked that assaulting anyone is unacceptable and the accused must have informed the administration if he or anyone else had any objection. Qureshi demanded a full, fair and transparent investigation and stringent action against the culprits so these types of incidents don’t happen again.
Social Media Reactions
A user commented, “This is your strategy. First you people start paying namaz on abandoned land or temple, then you capture that land saying that we are paying namaz here for long time.” Another user commented, “That land belongs to the temple, so why would any Muslim go there to offer namaz?”
Another user commented, “No person has the right to take the law into his own hands or to abuse someone on the basis of his faith. In such incidents, the role of the administration becomes important so that the guilty gets strict punishment.”
