3 elderly Muslims offer namaz in the premises of  Shriram Temple

  • Incident at Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

  • The Police registered a case, and released them after giving them a notice

Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – In the Shriram Temple at Kiloda village, 3 elderly Muslim brothers Rustam (65), Akbar (85) and Babu Khan (70) forcibly entered and offered namaz. The Police registered a case against them, took them into custody, however, later, released them. The local Hindu community has lodged a complaint that it was a deliberate act to hurt Hindu religious sentiments and have demanded strict action against the three.

According to the information by the Police, the three of them were returning after some work at the bank. Giving an excuse that it was already time for namaz they started offering namaz in the temple premises.

The priest Om Prakash has said that Akbar, Rustam and Babu had come to the temple at 5.45 p.m. in the evening. The washed their hands and feet with the water kept in the earthen pot in the temple premises and sat there and started Namaz. Defying the protest, they stayed there for 20 minutes and then left.

This incident made the local community very angry. Taking immediate action, the Police took them into custody. During Police inquiry all the three accused admitted their mistake. The Police issued them a notice and let them go. Further investigations and legal proceedings in the case, are underway.

Editorial Perspectives

  • If tomorrow elderly Hindus sing bhajan in the premises of Mosque or chant Deity’s Name loudly, Muslims will not lodge a complaint to the Police, they will take law in their hands.
  • Muslims have the courage to enter a Hindu Temple and even offer namaz, will Hindus have courage to do mantra jap in the Mosque ?  Muslims dare to do all this, as, they know very well that Hindus are tolerant. These fanatics are violent; therefore, Hindus are scared.