Hindutva mob attempts to desecrate Dargah in Delhi, threats to place idols inside it

New Delhi, August 12, 2021 (PPI-OT):In yet another incident of hate, the a group of Hindutva radicals allegedly attempted to desecrate Dargah Madad Ali Shah situated in Rohini Sector 25 in New Delhi. As per reports, the group forcefully stormed into the Dargah and performed Hindu rituals near the premises after threatening the Dargah caretaker Aqeel Ahmad with dire consequences if he does not leave the shrine within ten days. The group also threatened to place an idol of Hindu deity inside the dargah.

A delegation of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind demanded protection of the shrine and action against the perpetrators. They also met with Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer Delhi), Rajiv Ranjan Singh, at his office and filed a complaint about the incident. The delegation, as per reports, said a radical group tried to desecrate Dargah Madad Ali Shah by shouting anti-Muslim and Hindu religious slogans and pasting a religious banner there.

“On August 3, 2021, in the evening a group of 60-70 people, according to Darghah caretakers, stormed the Darghah. They performed some religious rituals near dargah premises and shouted “Jai Shri Ram”. A few minutes later they threatened Darghah’s caretakers and gave them an ultimatum that if they did not leave the place within ten days they would have to face dire consequences and they would come after ten days and put the idol inside the dargah complex,” they said.

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