By News Desk
Mumbai: An elderly Muslim shop owner, Rafat Hussain, was allegedly harassed and abused by Hindutva women in Juhu, Mumbai. He claimed they targeted him for his religious identity.
Although the incident occurred on Saturday, June 13, the video of the shop owner went viral days later. According to Hussain, four women entered his shop, Mannat Ethnic Designer showroom, and what followed was a routine customer interaction.
“It was around 3:30 pm on a Saturday, 4 women came in saying there was a wedding at our house and we needed shervani for the wedding,” Hussain recounted. The women then asked him to show suits as well.
“Matllab baate karte karte unhone aise alfaaz istemaal karna chalu kiye toh mujhe kuch shak sa paida hone laga ki kahi mere saath kuch galath toh nai hora hai (I mean, as we kept talking, they started using the kind of language that made me suspicious, like something bad might be happening to me),” the shop owner said.
This story was originally published in siasat.com. Read the full story here.