A religious dispute suddenly flared up in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. An incident of I Love Muhammad being written on the walls of five temples in Bhagwanpur and Bulakigarh villages has come to light. After this tension spread in the village. The villagers immediately informed the police. Heavy police force has been deployed on the spot.
According to sources, as soon as information about this incident was received, senior police officers reached the spot. Forensic experts were also called. Samples of the handwriting on the walls of the temple will be taken and tested in the lab. Along with this, CCTV footage of the surrounding areas is being scrutinized so that the people who have written these slogans can be identified.
Senior Superintendent of Police Neeraj Kumar said that after investigation, the police have registered a case against eight people including Mustaqeem, Gul Mohammad, Suleman, Sonu, Allahbaksh, Hameed and Yusuf. An FIR has been registered against all of them under sections of inciting religious sentiments and disturbing public peace. The police is taking the incident seriously.
SSP said that no culprit will be spared. The land dispute related to this case is also being investigated, because preliminary investigation has indicated that there is an old dispute between some people regarding land. A new twist in this entire incident came when Karni Sena’s All India Vice President Gyanendra Singh Chauhan lodged a complaint.
He made serious allegations against the local police and said that there was negligence in the initial action. Instead of arresting the real accused, the villager who complained was taken into custody. He also claimed that some policemen had tried to erase slogans from the walls of the temple to hush up the matter.
He says that if the police had taken proper action in time, the atmosphere would not have deteriorated so much. Writing such things on the walls of temples is a direct attack on faith. According to the police, the situation is currently under control, but as a precautionary measure, additional contingents of police force have been deployed in both the villages. The police force has been put on alert mode.
This incident has reminded us of the Kanpur dispute that took place in the state a few months ago. In fact, during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi procession on September 4, boards with I Love Muhammad and other religious slogans were put up in Kanpur also. After this the police registered a case against 24 people. There were protests in Kanpur and neighboring districts.
Aligarh This incident now seems to be a continuation of the same controversy. Police suspect that some elements are deliberately trying to spread communal tension by writing such slogans. The SSP has made it clear that playing with the religious sentiments of anyone will not be allowed, no matter which community the person belongs to.
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