A group of Muslim men from West Bengal, on their way to Rajasthan in a bus, were allegedly insulted by a group of alleged Hindu right-wing activists for offering namaz on road in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway.
The incident came to light when a video went viral on social media with a group of visibly scared Muslim men seen holding their ears and kneeling with some people who were scolding them for offering namaz on road. The Hindu cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video, which is said to be of September 11.
In the video, it can be heard that few people saying in loud voice to a Muslim group, “Sit on your knees, what mistake did you do?, what you were doing on road,”, to which a scared man replied, ‘we offered namaz on road’. After which a person says, “this is Uttar Pradesh. You cannot offer namaz anywhere in Uttar Pradesh except in a mosque. Don’t ever do the act again,”. The group of Muslim men were forced to accept mistake and say ‘sorry’ in front of the camera.
