The police in Vijay nagar, a town in Rajasthan's Beawar district, arrested and detained a group of Muslim men—seven adults and three minors—after three formal complaints were filed on february 16 for allegedly sexually abusing and blackmailing five Hindu girls over time.
 
Hindutva organizations protested the incident, calling it "love jihad" and calling for "bulldozer action" against the accused.  The term 'love jihad' is frequently used by right-wing organizations to describe romantic relationships between Muslim men and Hindu women that are interfaith.  Hindutva organizations used the phrase to accuse Muslim males of ensnaring Hindu women under pretenses of love.
 
The municipality of Vijay nagar started sending letters to the relatives of the ten offenders three days after the arrests.  In the warnings sent out on february 20 and 21, the family was required to provide documentation proving they were the owners of the homes they lived in.
 
The warnings said that the municipality would remove any illegal buildings or encroachments and that the accused's families would be responsible for paying all costs if the documentation was not supplied. The management of the Jama Masjid in the town's Rajnagar neighborhood was also sent with a letter on february 20 requesting that it submit documentation proving the mosque's ownership within three days. "Otherwise, after the stipulated time period, action will be taken under the rajasthan Municipalities Act, 2009, for which you yourself will be responsible," the notification is written in hindi and is sent to the mosque.

The municipality's efforts have been criticized by activists, who have stated that any upcoming destruction will violate the supreme Court's demolition standards. "Protests" by Hindutva organizations police claim that the victims and the accused connected on social media, and exchanged phone numbers and that some of the girls were subsequently blackmailed and sexually attacked. "We have arrested seven people while three minor accused have been detained," the police said.  All of the defendants are in the 19–21 age range.
 
The five victims have filed three formal complaints.  When one of the girls' relatives noticed her using a cell phone, they questioned her and learned about the event, according to Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) Sajjan Singh. Singh went on to say that the FIRs were filed in accordance with the pertinent BNS and POCSO Act sections. According to karan Singh, the SHO of the Vijay nagar police station, where the FIRs were filed, the arrests were made on february 17 after the police had filed the FIRs in the matter on february 16.  Every individual who has been arrested or charged is a member of the Muslim community.

Hindutva organizations called for a bandh and staged a large-scale protest in Vijay nagar on february 21 after the suspects were arrested. "They have engaged in love jihad and plotted against our Hindu females.  All of the accused must be taken into custody since it is a large racket.
 
 


 
 
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SIBY JEYYA

24/02/2025 08:43 AM