Piece of meat thrown on Kanwar Yatra [ Delhi, India]

[ Reported as seen]

A piece of meat was thrown at one of the Kanwars making the holy Ganga water impure in the Muslim-dominated Seelampur area in Delhi.

Reportedly, the Kanwariyas, hailing from Alwar, Rajasthan are on a 14-day of Kanwar Yatra in which they fetch the holy Ganga water from Haridwar for the Shiv temple in Alwar. The Kanwariya had walked continuously for seven days and had reached Seelampur on July 19 which is a Muslim-dominated area. The Kanwariyas had set up a camp near the Seelampur Metro station parking. The Yatra was interrupted after the Kanwars on their way back to Alwar discovered that some unidentified person had thrown a piece of meat at the Kanwar outside the camp.

The religious sentiments of the Hindus were hurt by this deliberate act of the Muslims. In one of the media reports, a Kanwariya confirmed that it was a deliberate act.

The police has assured to find out the culprit. Considering the Kanwar was deemed inauspicious because of the attack, the Police also arranged for a car to transport the Kanwariyas back to Haridwar to get holy water.

The Kanwariyas will fetch the holy water again and will reach Seelampur with the help of the Police. The Kanwariyas have to travel by foot for the next 6 days to reach Alwar in Rajasthan by the evening of July 25.