SRINAGAR: The Hindutva mobs ransacked shops of Muslims and assaulted several people in Mumbai city of in India.
According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Friday, days after violence broke out in the Mira Road, a locality of Mumbai, Hindutva mobs ransacked shops belonging to Muslims and assaulted several people. The Hindu authorities also bulldozed Muslim shops to weaken their economy in Naya Nagar, a Muslim-dominated area.
However, several videos surfaced on social media platforms showing mobs attacking people and ransacking shops. One video showed a mob armed with sticks attacking the driver of a pick-up van which carried the name ‘Rashid Tempo Service’ on it.
First, the driver was mercilessly beaten up and then other occupants of the vehicle were mistreated and thrashed. According to reports, Mohammed Tariq, Mohammed Meraj and Deen Ali were seriously injured in the attack. Meraj received seven stitches on his head, reports said.
Abdul Haque, the owner of the vehicle, told the media that he won’t file any complaint as he does not want to get into legal trouble. “It happened with the police being so nearby. They (attackers) must have merely seen a vehicle with a Muslim name on it and attacked. Ours wasn’t the only vehicle attacked. Several auto rickshaws around were also ransacked with sticks at that time,” he said.
A video of the auto rickshaw being ransacked and its occupants assaulted by a mob has also gone viral. Another viral video shows the mob attacking a shop named ‘Saba Boutique’.
A video shows a dairy shop being ransacked by a mob armed with large sticks while an elderly Muslim man pleaded to the mob to let him leave the place. The mob stopped its marauding act only when the shopkeeper put the shutters down. CCTV footage shows the Hindutva mob attacking a shop named Haji Chicken Shop.
Meanwhile, Nashik district of Maharashtra was rocked by violence as a group of Qadianis attacked Muslim homes. The violence left about ten persons, including some women, injured.
The group of Qadianis, wielding swords broke into Muslim residences, and attacked the inhabitants. It is still not clear what provoked the Qadianis to attack the Muslims.
