Bajrang Dal workers stopped two Muslim men and bashed them with sticks, accusing them of carrying beef in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa on Wednesday during the Eid-ul-Adha festivities.
The incident took place when two motorcycle-borne people from Sihada village were carrying meat from Imlipura. Bajrang Dal workers stopped them near the Polytechnic College in Khandwa and accused them of carrying beef. When they refuted the allegations and said they were carrying mutton, the Bajrang Dal workers thrashed them and tore their clothes.
Police reached the spot, rescued the duo, and took them to the police station while the Bajrang Dal workers kept protesting.
However, the city Qazi (magistrate or judge of a Sharia court) Syed Nisar, said, “The administration keeps a strict vigil in the slaughterhouses of Khandwa and it is not possible to get beef here. Some organisations are conspiring to spoil the atmosphere of the city by making false allegations.”
Bajrang Dal District Coordinator Aditya Mehta said, “Our workers noticed two people carrying beef. They caught them and brought them to Rameshwar Chowki.”
SP Satyendra Shukla said, “Some people from the Muslim community came to meet. A video has been shown by them. We have given the video to the CSP and the station in charge. All the circumstances will be assessed and further action will be taken on the facts that will come about it.”…
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