A Hindu mob attacked a group of Muslims in the Indian city of Ghaziabad on Friday night in an apparent act of retaliation for Muslim mobs targeting Hindus in Bangladesh after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last week.
Hasina Resigned She fled the country last Monday after a month of deadly protests. Some of her critics have accused her of being a puppet of the Indian government, as she had enjoyed good ties with India during her 15 years in office. Mobs in Muslim-majority Bangladesh attack After Hasina was ousted, Hindus destroyed their property.
Police in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, said a group of about 20 people belonging to a Hindu nationalist group called the Hindu Raksha Dal attacked the Attacked A group of huts near the railway station was attacked on Friday night, destroying many of the dilapidated dwellings. Jugis During the attack in India, the attackers loudly accused their victims of being Bangladeshi intruders.
The Hindu Raksha Dal and its leader, Bhupendra “Pinky” Choudhary, Accused The document includes similar attacks over the past few days, some aimed at driving away suspected illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, and others aimed at destroying or burning the huts in which the targets lived.
Ghaziabad Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra said those attacked in the city were not migrants from Bangladesh but natives of Uttar Pradesh.
“I tried to explain to them that these people were not Bangladeshi, but they continued beating me and destroyed my shelter,” Inspector Sanjiv Kumar said of his encounter with Pinky and his companions on Friday night.
Mishra said police were considering using India’s National Security Act (NSA) against the Hindu Raksha Dal and using online videos of their crimes as evidence. The attackers will be charged with assault, vandalism and “insulting religious beliefs”.
“We are in the process of identifying the other suspects seen in the video and they will be behind bars soon,” Mishra promised.
Ghaziabad Police said They were also on alert for an individual who had posted a video on social media threatening violence against “Rohingya and Bangladeshis” if they did not leave India within three days.
Hundreds of demonstrators Gathered Demonstrations took place in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday to protest violence targeting the Hindu minority.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) estimated on Friday that sectarian violence against religious minorities has occurred in 52 of the country’s 64 districts since Hasina stepped down a week ago. One person has been killed and at least 45 injured in those attacks.
“There is deep anxiety, worry and uncertainty among ethnic minorities across the country,” the BHBCUC said in an open letter on Friday.
