Sadhu Jawahar Giri, attacked by radical Islamists for entering their area [ Uttar Pradesh, India ]

[ Reported as seen]

On August 21, a Hindu Sadhu, Jawahar Giri was brutally attacked by radical Islamists for he accidentally reached their area to seek donations for Janmashtmi.

As per reports, he was held in a room and beaten up. The accused also snatched around Rs 35,000 that he had collected for the Janmashtmi celebrations that have been happening in Karsa Village in Sitapur.

A Hindi Daily Aaj noted in a report that on Sunday morning, Jawahar Giri went to collect donations for the Janmashtmi celebrations. He unknowingly entered the Muslim-dominated area. When the local Muslim residents saw a Hindu saint roaming in the area, they grabbed him and started beating him. Reports suggest there were around 30-50 people who assaulted the saint.

It was only after heavy police was deployed the situation came under control. The additional force was called from Thangaon, Tambore, Sadarpur, and Biswan Police Stations.

Reports suggest that Baba Jawahar Giri was in critical condition.

The saint was not from the region, he did not know that where he was going was a dominating Muslim area. Muslims saw him in Bhagwa (Saffron) clothes, they got angry and grabbed him on the pretext that he was there to “pick up children.”

This is not the first time a Hindu has been lynched for entering a Muslim dominated area. In the past too, the Muslims have been sending the message that the Hindus should stay away from ‘their’ area.