Hindutva groups attacked a madrasa and assaulted students in Telangana’s Jinnaram village of Sangareddy district accusing the students of vandalising idols leading to a tense situation on April 23. The miscreants also set parts of a dargah on fire.
The right wing members accused the students of Taleem ul Quran located in Jinnaram village of vandalising two Shiva idols, attacked the institution and assaulted the students and teachers.
Reportedly, during the attack, several students, teachers were hit and threatened to be harmed further. Police reached the spot and dispersed the miscreants. However, the goons marched towards Hazrat Gharib Shah Wali, a shrine nearby, set parts of the shrine on fire and defaced the chadar offered to the shrine.
After the incident, police were deployed across the area. Madrasa management and local Muslims condemned the attack and staged protests demanding action against the perpetrators. Complaints were filed by Madrasa Management and Dargah Committee. A separate complaint was also filed by a mosque located in the area.
AIMIM MLA Kausar Mohiuddin and other members held a meeting with the District Superintendent of Police to demand action.
Mohammad Faheem Qureshi along with other members of the Congress party submitted a formal complaint to the DGP, urging to punish the guilty. Locals and leaders have expressed anger as no arrests have been made so far. The Sangareddy Police have registered cases in connection with the incident and has identified individuals responsible for mobilising the mob.
A similar incident occurred in February. Members of the right wing accused Muslims of throwing a piece of meat in Hanuman temple and staged a protest. Later, the CCTV showed a cat entering the temple.
This story was originally published in muslimmirror.com.
