The Hindutva mobs ransacked shops of Muslims and assaulted several people in Mumbai city of Maharashtra state in India.
Days after violence broke out in the Mira Road, a locality of Mumbai,Hindutva mobs ransacked shops belonging to Muslims and assaulted several people.
The Hindu authorities also bulldozed Muslim shops to weaken their economy in Naya Nagar, a Muslim-dominated area.
However, several videos surfaced on social media platforms showing mobs attacking people and ransacking shops. One video showed a mob armed with sticks attacking the driver of a pick-up van which carried the name ‘Rashid Tempo Service’ on it.
First, the driver was mercilessly beaten up and then other occupants of the vehicle were mistreated and thrashed. According to reports, Mohammed Tariq, Mohammed Meraj and Deen Ali were seriously injured in the attack. Meraj received seven stitches on his head, reports said. Abdul Haque, the owner of the vehicle, told the media that he won’t file any complaint as he does not want to get into legal trouble. “It happened with the police being so nearby. They (attackers) must have merely seen a vehicle with a Muslim name on it and attacked. Ours wasn’t the only vehicle attacked. Several auto rickshaws around were also ransacked with sticks at that time,” he said.
A video of the auto rickshaw being ransacked and its occupants assaulted by a mob has also gone viral. Another viral video shows the mob attacking a shop named ‘Saba Boutique’.—INP
