Mob attacks foreign students ‘for offering namaz’ at Gujarat University hostel; 5 injured
Police have registered a case and promised strict action against the accused.
Police have registered a case and promised strict action against the accused.
Pictures of people purportedly praying inside the house in 'large numbers' at Dulhepur village had gone viral on social media, following which, a few right-wing activists staged a protest and demanded police action.
A video was tweeted by the BJP's IT Cell district convenor Digvijay Singh that shows a man offering namaz inside a mall. He has tagged the Meerut police in the tweet.
In a bid to stop the prayers, condolence meetings were organised for Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife and other army personnel who lost their lives in a chopper crash on December 8.
Her statement comes a day after the police ordered offices and establishments in Noida to direct their Muslim employees to stop offering Friday prayers in open areas such as parks.
The accused persons, however, alleged that Babu Khan was trying to enter the mosque in an inebriated state and hence he was stopped from entering.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to allow outsiders to offer 'namaz' at a mosque in the Taj Mahal premises, saying the historic monument, which is one of the seven wonders of the world, "must be protected".
Muslims and members from the civil society on Tuesday met Gurugram Divisional Commissioner D. Suresh and sought open space for…
The Haryana Waqf Board's request comes days after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Namaz should be only offered in mosques, Eidgahs, and private areas.
"I haven't spoken about stopping anyone. Maintaining law and order is the duty of the police and the administration," CM Khattar said.
