{"id":4799,"date":"2014-04-01T20:56:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T15:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=4799"},"modified":"2014-04-01T20:56:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T15:26:46","slug":"the-real-truth-about-muzzafarnagar-riots-india-facts-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%9c%e0%a5%8d%e0%a5%9b%e0%a4%ab%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%97%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%a6%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%97%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=4799","title":{"rendered":"The Real Truth About Muzzafarnagar Riots &#8211; India Facts \u092e\u0941\u091c\u094d\u095b\u092b\u0930 \u0928\u0917\u0930 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f : \u0907\u0902\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092b\u0948\u0915\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0938"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0917\u094b\u0927\u0930\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094c\u091f\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u091c\u094d\u095b\u092b\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0917\u0930 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 . \u0917\u094b\u0927\u0930\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0915 \u0930\u093e\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u00a0\u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u091c\u094d\u095b\u092b\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0917\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u091d\u0942\u0920\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0921\u093e\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 .<\/p>\n<p>\u0907\u0938 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0938\u0924\u094d\u092f \u0915\u094b\u00a0\u092e\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u00a0\u091c\u093e\u0928\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092b\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 .\u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0909\u091c\u093e\u0917\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0935\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u094b\u0937\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u091a\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0935\u094d \u0909\u0928\u0915 \u0926\u0902\u0921 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u0935\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0909\u0924\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u0939\u0948 . \u0907\u0902\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092b\u0948\u0915\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u0939\u0932 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u0915 \u092e\u0902\u091a \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0905\u0924\u093f \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u0939\u0948 . \u092f\u0939 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0926\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0907\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u093f\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0936\u0930\u0923 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u091d\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u095c\u0915\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0947\u0928\u0915\u093e\u092c \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u0915\u093e \u0926\u093e\u092f\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0939\u0948 .<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!-- END HEADER -->\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <!-- MAIN CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div id=\"outermain\">\n<section id=\"maincontent\">\n<div>\n<section id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"singlepost\">\n<article id=\"post-1749\">\n<h2><a title=\"Permalink to The real truth about the Muzaffarnagar riots: Part 1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiafacts.co.in\/the-real-truth-about-the-muzaffarnagar-riots-part-1\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-rel=\"bookmark\">The real truth about the Muzaffarnagar riots: Part 1<\/a><\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Indian Express photo of the Muzaffarnagar riots\" src=\"http:\/\/www.indiafacts.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Muzaffarnagar_Riots-e1396004299917.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"273\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Muzaffarnagar riots of September 2013 easily count as one of the worst instances of communal violence in recent memory. That they occurred in Uttar Pradesh, a state with a long history of, and continuing tensions between Hindus and Muslims should not come as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>However, as history shows us, the post-riot investigations in almost all such riots cases have largely been murky and politically motivated, and eventually, it is the truth that is buried. This is so even\u00a0in the present case.<\/p>\n<p>A mischievous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anhadin.net\/IMG\/pdf\/evil_stalks_the_land_final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report <\/a>of the Muzaffarnagar riots was published by the NGO,\u00a0<strong>Act Now for Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD) <\/strong>in September 2013. ANHAD is a trust having the following trustees: <strong>Shabnam Hashmi, Harsh Mander<\/strong> (part of Sonia Gandhi&#8217;s NAC),\u00a0<strong>K N Panikkar<\/strong> (historian), <strong>Shubha Mudgal<\/strong> (Hindustani classical singer), Kamla Bhasin, and Saeed Akhtar Mirza (Bollywood screenwriter).<\/p>\n<p>The report is entitled\u00a0<em>Evil Stalks the Land\u00a0<\/em>and is a study in deception. It primarily blames the RSS, a few local BJP leaders, and casts insinuations against <strong>Narendra Modi<\/strong> and <strong>Amit Shah.\u00a0<\/strong>It contends that the riots were the culmination of the systemmatic efforts of the RSS, the BJP and several Hindu organizations who &#8220;spitted (sic) venom at the Muslims.&#8221; In short, the ANHAD report\u00a0tries to cover up for the actual people responsible for the riots. Equally, it also tries to brush the lapses of the Uttar Pradesh administration under the carpet by calling the riots a pre-planned conspiracy. Put another way,\u00a0ANHAD\u2019s prejudiced report tries to suppress the truth with a not so covert intent to malign the Hindu community.\u00a0Indeed, on 26 March 2014, the Supreme Court itself has severely <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/india\/up-govt-failed-to-prevent-muzaffarnagar-riots-says-supreme-court-1451195.html\" target=\"_blank\">castigated<\/a> the UP Government for its handling of the riots and the post riot situation.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0<em>IndiaFacts <\/em>has managed to\u00a0access a report that gives the exact picture of the Muzaffarnagar riots in detail, together with pictures shot on the spot. The authors of this report have visited all the riot-affected areas, have spoken to the people (including Government officials) there, studied the ANHAD report, Government reports and media reportage.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first part of an ongoing series that brings out the truth of the Muzaffarnagar riots. Annexures will be provided after the concluding part of this report.<\/p>\n<h2>Chronology of events<\/h2>\n<p>In the past year in Muzaffarnagar and surrounding districts, there have been repeated incidents of Muslim youth indulging in eve-teasing, molestation and rape of women and young girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 21 December 2012: A Muslim youth named Tasavvur <a href=\"http:\/\/ibnlive.in.com\/news\/up-muzaffarnagar-panchayat-offers-rape-victim-rs-15-lakh-to-keep-quiet\/311629-3-242.html?utm_source=ref_article#\" target=\"_blank\">raped<\/a> his 15-year old neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 24 December 2012: Three youths named Javed, Parvez and Manan <a href=\"http:\/\/post.jagran.com\/minor-girl-gangraped-by-three-youths-in-muzaffarnagar-1356335621\" target=\"_blank\">gang-raped<\/a> a 14 year old girl in Shamli.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 18 February 2013: Four Muslims Naushad, Parvez, Kamal Hasan and Nazar <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/india\/report-woman-gang-raped-by-four-men-filmed-in-muzaffarnagar-1801209\" target=\"_blank\">gang-raped<\/a> a 30-year old woman and filmed the event in the Bhopa police jurisdiction in Sikhri village, Muzaffarnagar district.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 8\u00a0Jul 2013: Man <a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/pti-stories\/man-shot-dead-for-demanding-arrest-of-gangrape-accused-113070800336_1.html\" target=\"_blank\">shot dead<\/a> for demanding arrest of gang rapists. The alleged murderers were named Bhura, Afzal, Mehtab, Yusuf, Farid, Hashim &amp; Islam.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 23 August 2013: Five Muslim youth <a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/news\/schoolgirl-gangraped-by-5-youths-in-muzaffarnagar\/992134\" target=\"_blank\">gang-raped<\/a> a Class X student in Miranpur town (Muzaffarnagar district). Of the five, only Salman was taken in police custody. The rest are absconding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 24\u00a0Aug 2013: A Class IX student was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/news\/uttar-pradesh\/class-ix-student-raped-by-youth-in-muzaffarnagar_871331.html\" target=\"_blank\">raped<\/a> by a youth named Dilshad in Muzaffarnagar.<\/p>\n<p>These and similar other incidents were not quickly and adequately acted upon by the UP administration leading to a simmering anger on the part of the Hindus that eventually reached a flash point. But that is not all.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 27 August 2013: Shahnawaz from Kawal village used to regularly eve-tease Yukti and Upasana (names changed) who were students hailing from the Jansath police jurisdiction in Muzaffarnagar district. Sachin and Gaurav, brothers of the aforementioned girls, went to speak with Shahnawaz about the eve-teasing and in the process, a scuffle ensued and Shahnawaz was injured. In retaliation, a group of Muslim youth including Kalwa, Nadeem and others beat up Sachin and Gaurav, both of who died on the spot. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)\u00a0Manjul Saini and District Magistrate (DM) Surendra Saini reached the spot. Action was taken immediately and seven culprits were arrested. The police also recovered bloodstained clothes from neighbouring houses. However, the Government immediately transferred the SSP and the DM and released the culprits.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 28 August 2013: An announcement is made to organize a condolence meeting to mourn the deaths of Sachin and Gaurav in the Nagla Madaud village.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 29 August 2013: The Bharatiya Kisan Union announces its decision to attend the condolence meeting (Panchayat).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 30 August 2013: After the Friday prayers, a large crowd of Muslims gathered at the Shaheed Chowk outside a mosque. The BSP Member of Parliament <strong>Kadir Rana<\/strong>, ex-MP Syed Dujma, his son Salman Syed, BSP MLA Noor Salim Rana, Mirpur MLA Maulana Zameel, SP party secretary Rashid Siddiqui, Councillor Asad Jama, and ex-Councillor Naushad Quershi deliver inflammatory speeches against the Hindu community. Kadir Rana declared that \u201c<em>should the condolence meeting actually take place, not even a child should escape alive from there<\/em>.\u201d It is significant that the new SSP and the DM, Kaushal Raj Sharma were also present at this gathering. However, the information received through our team&#8217;s RTI inquiry claims that the DM and SSP who were transferred earlier by the UP Government were present in that gathering! (See Annexure)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 31 August 2013: In the condolence meeting (Panchayat) organized in Nagla Madaud, a demand is made that the murderers of Sachin and Gaurav should be arrested within seven days and that the FIR against Sachin\u2019s family should be quashed.\u00a0A decision was taken to reconvene the Panchayat on 7 September 2013 at Nagla Madaud.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 7 September 2013: On their way back from the Panchayat at Nagla Madaud, unarmed farmers were brutally assaulted by Muslims at Purbaliyan, Jolly Nahar, Madeda and nearby places. In this attack, Hindus from the villages of Rahmatpur, Tejlaheda, Kakda, Soram, Baseda, Kakrala, Bhokrahdi, Chachrahuli-Baseda, Gadla, Nirgajni, Tevda, and Behda were seriously injured. Tractors, trolleys and motorbikes were burnt. This attack resulted in retaliation and sporadic instances of violence, and Muslim exodus was reported from villages such as Lisad, Laakh, Fugana, and Kutba. The army was called in and curfew was imposed in Muzaffarnagar.\u00a0The following table\u00a0shows the names of people dead in these incidents:<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Place<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Names of the dead<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Village (District Muzaffarnagar)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jolly Nahar<\/td>\n<td>Sonbir Singh<\/td>\n<td>Bhokhrahedi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ajay Singh<\/td>\n<td>Rahmatpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Brij Lal<\/td>\n<td>Baseda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Purbaliyan<\/td>\n<td>Ranbir Singh<\/td>\n<td>Kakda, Shahpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mahendra Singh<\/td>\n<td>Kakda, Shahpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Vikas<\/td>\n<td>Kakda, Shahpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Vipin<\/td>\n<td>Soram, Shahpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>`\u2022\u00a08 September 2013: The report that the Honourable Governor of Uttar Pradesh sent to the Central Government held the State Government responsible for the riots. It also admitted administrative lapses (Amar Ujala, 9 September 2013).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a010-11 September 2013: Instances of hand pumps being broken at the homes of Harpal Singh, Sanjeev, Jagdish, and others belonging to Fugna village were reported. Fugna borders on the Muslim-majority village of Loi.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a011 September 2013: An AK-47, bullets, and ammunition were found in the home of a Muslim family of Kirtal village during a combing operation by the police. However, owing to pressure from higher authorities in the administration, the combing operation was aborted midway (Dainik Jagaran 12 September 2013).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a04 October 2013: The farms of Rampal, Sanjeev, and Kashiram of Mandi village under Tiwati police jurisdiction were set on fire by unidentified people. 80 bighas of sugarcane was reduced to ashes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a011 October 2013: Hand pumps belonging to Tejpal, Deshpal, and Raghuveer of Bitwada village were broken by unidentified people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8211; See more at: http:\/\/www.indiafacts.co.in\/the-real-truth-about-the-muzaffarnagar-riots-part-1\/#sthash.9dDOxxwE.e3BXUeNc.dpuf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0917\u094b\u0927\u0930\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094c\u091f\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u091c\u094d\u095b\u092b\u0930\u094d\u0928\u0917\u0930 \u0926\u0902\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u093e\u0930&#8230; <a class=\"meta-more\" href=\"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=4799\">more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-2","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4800,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799\/revisions\/4800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}