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High alert in Karnataka’s Bidar after Hindu mob enters Mosque, shouts ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans

Screengrab from the viral video shows a mob entering the mosque grounds in Bidar Karnataka

Karnataka: Following the tensions soaring in Karnataka’s Bidar area after Hindu mob barged inside the historical Mahmud Gawan madrassa and mosque formed puja, the state police has sounded a high alert.

The incident took place on Wednesday. Photos and videos of the incident have gone viral on social media.

A group of Hindus who participated in the Dussehra procession in Bidar barged inside the premises of the Mahmud Gawan madrassa on Wednesday night and performed puja, news agency PTI reported quoting the police.

Considered as a heritage building, the madrassa is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. The madrassa, built in AD 1460 is considered as one of the important monuments in India.

The Hindu groups who barged inside the protected monument by breaking open locks, raised “Jai Sri Ram” and “Jai Hindu Rashtra” slogans and conducted worship according to Hindu rituals in one of the corners of the building, police said.

Photos and video show a big group standing on the steps of the monument. Nine cases have been lodged in connection with the incident and three persons taken into custody.

The Muslim organisations in Bidar have protested against the incident. They have also demanded action against the accused and warned of a huge protest after Friday prayers, the report said.

Meanwhile, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has also condemned the incident. “Extremists broke the gate lock and attempted to desecrate historic Mahmud Gawan masjid and mosque,” he tweeted.

Addressing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Bidar police, he asked, “How can you allow this to happen? BJP is promoting such activities only to demean Muslim.

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