Shrawasti (UP): a simple case of elopement by two lovers belonging to two different religious communities turned into a heinous crime committed against members of Muslim community.
A Muslim boy and a Hindu girl eloped on 7th of July in Shrwasti district of Uttar Pradesh. An FIR was filed for the alleged kidnapping of the girl. Three days later hundreds from girl's village attacked Muslim dominated village of Sirsia that the boy belonged to. Brother of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) minister is reported to be leading that mob.
The mob beat all Muslims, burnt a number of houses of that village. The most heinous is that several Muslim women were sexually assaulted and a few of them paraded naked.
Police deny any such incident have happened and in fact refuse to lodge an FIR. Medical examination of these women could be taken only after 48 hours severely limiting the hope of finding any evidence of rape after such a long time.
Reporters have seen marks of attack and assault on the bodies of women.
Legislators of Samajwadi Party (SP) walked out of the state assembly over this incident and involvement of a BSP minister. Waqar Shah of SP raised this issue in the Assembly and dubbed the Mayawati government of UP as "anti-Muslim."
Meanwhile BSP government has announced the suspension of police officers of Shrawasti districts. Lalji Verma, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs denied involved of any BSP minister in the incident. An inquiry has been ordered.
RE:why rediff did not cover this news?
by Gandhi on Aug 04, 2008 02:41 PM Permalink
Such news do not come out as politicians always leave no imprints of crime. Rahul Gandhi was said to involved in one such cases last year, but later no trace of evidence could be produced, and no SP, DSP, DGP has gutd to file reports and act in such cases.
RE:why rediff did not cover this news?
by Sreeram Kolisetty on Aug 05, 2008 12:47 AM Permalink
Since you are raising an issue aginst muslims, I also want to share an experience that happened in Andhra Pradesh. In the process of expanding a road in a small town in Andhra Pradesh bull dozer accidentally went and hit the compound wall of a Maszid. Not much real damage to the Maszid at all. Muslisms created a havoc out of it, and all Hindu shops have been looted. Dont you think its crazy. I understand its a damage they should get into negotiation with the municipality and get the cost of the damage. What way you will justify looting Hindus shops for a small damage on the wall. There have been a lot of such heinious incidents from Muslims. I am not an islam guy nor hate muslims, but for sure they overreact most of the times.
Hindus could not construct anything on the demolished Babri masjid, but look at how many temples have been converted by Muslim rulers into Masques. I strongly belive that no religion tells to kill the person of other religion or non believers. I dont know why Muslims are not tolerant for this.
Also Imam Bhukari of Delhi, he should be dropped in the middle of Afganistan, sitting in AC rooms and roaming in AC cars ha makes all sorts of non-sense, let him look at poor muslims and try to get them good education, good life and good values of Islam rather than provocating the people.
