Four Muslim men have been arrested for allegedly creating “public nuisance” in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city after Hindutva group members f...
Four Muslim men have been arrested for allegedly creating “public nuisance” in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city after Hindutva group members found them outside a Garba event, The Indian Express reported on Tuesday.
Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal interrupted the event held at a college in Indore on Sunday. The workers of the Hindutva outfits objected to the organisers’ decision to allow non-Hindus to take part in the event, according to The Times of India.
“The event was also being used to promote ‘love jihad’ as entry was given to thousands of Muslim youngsters,” Tannu Sharma, the Bajrang Dal’s convenor in Indore, told The Times of India.
“Love jihad” is a conspiracy theory espoused by Hindutva activists, who allege that it involves Muslim men forcibly converting Hindu women to Islam through marriage.
Tarun Devda, a Vishwa Hindu Parishad official, alleged that in accordance with Covid-19 norms, the college had permission to only allow 800 students at the event, but it sold tickets to nearly 3,000 people, The Indian Express reported.
A volunteer, who was at the entry gate of the college during the event, told the newspaper that members of the Bajrang Dal had targeted a student named Kadir Mansoori in the college parking area, saying “he is one of theirs”.
“Kadir tried telling them...
