Don't down Islam: Mob assaults Hindu boy & Muslim girl for going out for dinner in Indore; CM directs police to take strict action

Incidents of attacks on Muslim girls who go out with Hindu boys are increasing across the country. In yet another such incident, a Hindu boy was attacked by a Muslim mob for going out at a restaurant with Muslim girl in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

 

 

This came after 20-30 Muslim youths hurled abuses and started to assault Bhavesh Sunhare who was returning with Nasreen Sultana after having dinner at Madani Darbar Hotel near Patel Bridge on Thursday, May 25. They started started chasing Bhavesh Sunhare and Nasreen Sultana after noticing a Kalava on Bhavesh’s wrist and Nasreen’s hijab. Notably, both of them are third-year MBBS students.

 

Reports suggest that two people who came to the couple's rescue received stab wounds.

 

A video of this incident went viral on social media in which the mob surrounded them and questioned the woman about why she was in the company of a man from a different faith, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Raghuvanshi said.

 

 

The Muslim youths said that the girl was disrespecting Islam by going out with a non-Muslim boy. They asked her why she can’t order food online instead of going to the restaurant. "You are ready to go out with a non-Muslim man but can’t order food online? Do you not know the rules of Hiiab and Islam?," one said.

 

"You are wearing Hijab, but you are not following the law (of Islam)," the man shouted at the girl, pointing out that she was wearing a hijab. He said that while he can’t talk about law, he can teach her about Islam. "Don’t down Islam, no one will be allowed to let down Islam," the youth continued. The mob then asked the girl to take a rikshaw instead of continuing with her Hindu friend.

 

"The woman told them she had come to have dinner with the man after informing her parents. She also objected to their misbehaviour. Meanwhile, two persons who came to the couple's rescue were injured after they were stabbed with a knife by someone from the crowd," the Additional DCP said.

 

A case under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and seven accused have been identified so far, Tukoganj police station in charge Kamlesh Sharma said.

 

Two of the accused, in the 23-26 age group, have been arrested, while efforts to identify and nab the remaining 20-odd persons who formed the mob were underway, Sharma said.

 

MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed police to take strict action against those involved in harassing the couple.