NEW DELHI ,September 9: A 19-year-old Muslim labourer was shot dead in Indian city Saharanpur when he, along with his friends, was returning from work.
When the victim, Shahrukh, was going through Paroli village with his friends, a Hindutva mob attacked them and opened fire. Shahrukh received the bullet. He was taken to a hospital where he died during treatment on Wednesday night.
According to Shahrukh’s friends, Salman, Dilshad and Sameer, there were two persons who had opened fire. In the shooting, Sameer too received bullet injury while the rest saved their lives by running away from the spot. They said they shouted that they were labourers, but neither of them heard heed to them.
Shahrukh’s brother Dilshad told Maktoob Media, “My brother was a labourer who used to do the work of tying iron rods. He was returning from Miragpur village on Wednesday night. On his way, he found some people standing with weapons. They waylaid Shahrukh and his friends and started abusing them. One of them opened fire at them. There were two men who opened fire.”
Meanwhile, a poster with a threat note written on it was found pasted on the wall of the Shahi Jama mosque in the qila area of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, when the Muslims in the locality arrived to offer their morning (Fajr) prayers, they were stunned to see the letter pasted on the wall of the mosque. The letter threatens to bomb Jamia Masjid and kill Imam Khurshid Alam.
The matter has been taken seriously by the Masjid Intezamia Committee. In this regard, the manager of the mosque, Dr Abdul Nafees Khan, has given a complaint to the qila police station in charge and demanded action.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organization is also involved in anti-Muslim activities and leave no stone unturned to harm the Muslims of India.
The RSS has also destroyed and damages many mosques including the historic Babri Mosque besides harming mosques in 2021 anti-Muslim violence in India.