By News Desk
Dehradun: Members of Bajrang Dal confronted a Muslim man following Friday namaz on July 3 and accused him of converting his home into a mosque in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district.
Mohammad Idris claimed that prayers have been organised at his house in the Gumaniwala area for the last six years, and the local administration is aware of the arrangement.
The incident began when Bajrang Dal workers stopped one of the worshippers and asked for his identity and Aadhaar card. The man said he was originally from Bihar, raising the Hindutva group’s suspicions.
They later called Idris outside and accused him and his family of organising “illegal” prayers by “inviting” people from other states and districts as well as an Imam from outside to lead the prayers.
Uttarakhand Bajrang Dal leader Naresh Uniyal shared a video on his Facebook account, where his group members were seen arguing with Idris and his family.
The Hindutva workers said they had repeatedly inquired about the prayers. “Bajrang Dal lodged even police complaints questioning why they are inviting outsiders into the neighbourhood and gradually settling them there,” wrote Uniyal on Facebook.
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