Attack on a Hindu family in Haryana’s Muslim-dominated Pinangwan area

• Three seriously injured

• Hindu women’s clothes torn and family’s shop robbed

• Family pressurised to convert and threatened to leave the village

The victim’s Hindu family (Photo courtesy: OpIndia)

Nuh (Haryana) – A Scheduled Caste Hindu family in Pinangwan was attacked by some Muslims. Santram filed a case against Idris, Junaid, Zubair, Akhlaq, Zafar, Akram, Shamim, Javed, Ayub and one other for assaulting him. Two women, Sahuni and Raveena are also named as the assailants. They are all charged with beating and mistreating the women in Santram’s family in addition to robbing his shop. Furthermore, the victims revealed that they were under pressure to leave the village and convert to Islam. Authorities have apprehended two perpetrators and submitted a First Information Report. The attack reportedly transpired on 16^th April. When contacted by the representative of ‘Sanatan Prabhat’, Police Inspector Dalbir Singh of Pinangwan Police station said that both Idris and Zubair have been arrested so far.

1. The matter pertained to the Pinangwan Police station area where Santram lives with his family in the Ranyala Patakpur village. He lodged a Police complaint stating that at approximately 10:30 p.m. on 16^th April, Akhlaq, Zubair and Nahid broke into his residence and physically assaulted him. The three also threatened to shoot Rameshchand from the family while brandishing weapons. On 17^th April, he lodged a complaint at the Pinangwan Police station. Around 7 p.m. on the same day, the cops responded to the report and went to the village to conduct an investigation.

2. Zubair and his companions were reportedly furious that Rameshchand had called the Police. Santram is a grocery store owner and a member of Rameshchand’s family. On 17^th April, after the Police returned, Idris and a few of his friends broke into Santram’s business armed with sticks. They threatened him, after which Wasim, Akram and Javed also launched an attack on Rameshchand, Santram and Rajesh. The culprits repeatedly struck the Hindu family with sticks and rods.

3. Meanwhile, the family members of the attackers started robbing Santram’s store after noticing that he was wounded. Akhlaq and a woman by the name of Sahuni are alleged to have joined Wasim during this robbery. About Rs 23,000 were looted and women of Santram’s household were also harassed when they attempted to thwart the offenders. Junaid even tore the clothes of one of the Hindu women.

4. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the Police reached the spot. The attackers fled. While running away, Idris said that the Police saved you today, if we get a chance in future, we will kill him (Santram). In the complaint given by Santram, it has also been mentioned that his family members are being pressurised to leave the village and convert. Santram has demanded strict action against the accused to protect their lives and property. Complainant Santram said that his village is predominantly Muslim and there are only 4-5 houses of Hindus.

Editorial Perspective

In a Hindu majority country, Hindus live under fear in Muslim dominated areas. This is a shameful situation in the secular democratic India.