Alwaght- Dozens of extremist Hindus stormed the Islamic shrine of Dargah Madad Ali Shah last week in Delhi's, threatening the caretaker to vacate the premises by 13 August, Sputnik reported.
In a written complaint to Delhi Police, the Muslim community leaders said the caretaker was warned of “dire consequences” if the shrine wasn't vacated in due time.
The caretaker at the shrine said 60-70 mobs from a fringe group known as ‘The Hindu Sangathan’, threatened to place an idol inside the shrine as they chanted Jai Shree Ram (Glory to Lord Rama) on 3 August.
"They performed some religious rituals near the shrine before they came and threatened me,” he added. According to the Islamic group Jamiat-Ulama-e-Hind (JuH), a provocative banner was also stuck on one of the walls of the shrine.
Some residents in the neighborhood called up the police at the time of the incident, following which the cops had detained a few assailants from the group.
The JuH delegation said that the detained Hindu extremists were released after interrogation.
Locals said that the activists even tried to mobilize support against the Muslim residents following their argument at the shrine.
The situation in the neighborhood was tense in the wake of the incident.
The Delhi Police official informed the delegation that he was “aware” of the incident and had already visited the scene of the incident to take stock of the situation.
DCP Singh has further assured the members that the shrine won’t be “harmed” in any way and “preventive police action” has already been taken in the matter.
"If they visit again, they will face stern action from the police,” the DCP has also assured the delegation members.
The police official also stated that any untoward attempt to “harm the communal harmony” in India’s national capital won’t be tolerated and will be dealt with strictly.
Traditionally considered as a bastion of Hindu-Muslim unity, India’s capital witnessed its first ever sectarian clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) last year. The riots led to 53 deaths, mostly among Muslims. Last week, a group of activists were accused of chanting anti-Muslim slogans in the heart of the national capital.
