An assault on a Muslim youth man by Jai Shri Ram chanting Hindutva thugs in Kanpur has sent shockwaves across India with activists expressing disgust over the use of a Hindu religious chant for terror activities. What has left civil rights activists numb is the desperate cry for mercy by the Muslim victim’s little daughter in the video.
The Uttar Pradesh Police, which reports to the Yogi Adityanath government, has made a few arrests and booked others including some unknown people, but the cops’ role too has come under scrutiny. Men in uniform from the Uttar Pradesh Police were seen standing as mute spectators even as Hindutva thugs mercilessly beat up the Muslim men in front of his little daughter.
Three men arrested have been identified as Ajay Rajesh “Band waala”, Aman Gupta, and Rahul Kumar. According to a report by the Indian Express, the police made arrests based on the complaint filed by the victim, Afsar Ahmed.
The Hindutva thugs accused Ahmed, an e-rickshaw driver, of raising anti-national slogans. But he has denied the allegation. Ahmed was also forced to chant Jai Shri Ram.
In the video, Hindutva thugs were seen chanting Jai Shri Ram as they launched a violent attack on the Muslim man in the presence of the personnel from the Uttar Pradesh Police.
As expected, the video of Ahmed being attacked by Hindutva goons evoked angry reactions from social media users.
History will never forgive the people who put a child through this trauma. #Kanpur https://t.co/ZJctaMjSAZ
— Rituparna Chatterjee (@MasalaBai) August 12, 2021
What have we reduced to ?
How low can we go as a society? Someone, really think that forcing to chant : Jai Shri Ram, will make us better Hindu ?
No, I wonder if our religion preaches it.#Kanpur #Muslim #Hindutva https://t.co/dZPt4mzBU4— Geekyblogger (@Deexa19) August 12, 2021
The incident in #Kanpur is a reflection of what happened at Jantar Mantar.The law and order situation in UP has completely collapsed under the BJP government.
Those abusers get political immunity.
The state police remains seriously weak,corrupt and unprofessional. pic.twitter.com/Em7UAw2mfW— Mohd Fahad (@FahadSocialist) August 12, 2021
As long as RSS/BJP in India, this will continue. Should be wiped out from the country for united India.#Kanpur pic.twitter.com/FvoawsXJ3H
— Superman (@ayyo_amma) August 12, 2021
देश आज शर्मिंदा है कि कुछ लोगों की सत्ता की हवस ने भारत कुछ ऐसा बना दिया।
जहां राम का नाम लेकर अत्याचार होता है, जहां एक बेटी की चीख भी किसी को सुनाई नहीं देती।
हर हिंदू परिवार को ऐसे लोगों पर शर्म आती है और इनके समर्थकों पर दया। pic.twitter.com/uS5HrZABfD
— I.P. Singh (@IPSinghSp) August 12, 2021
यह बच्ची किस धर्म की है? हिन्दू है या, मुसलमान?
क्या तुम्हें शर्म नहीं आती है ढोंगी-मोदी के हैवान?क्या ऐसे बढ़ाओगे तुम सब हिन्दू धर्म का सम्मान?
ये भेड़िये डूबा रहे हैं भगवान राम का नाम!अगर आप हैं इंसान तो इस मासूम बच्ची की चीत्कार आपको चैन से सोने न देगी! pic.twitter.com/IbG8Mf7hJ6
— Pappu Yadav (@pappuyadavjapl) August 12, 2021
Members of the militant Hindu outfit Bajrang Dal later staged protests outside the Kanpur Police Station against the arrests of their members.