Eight arrested in Haridwar for offering namaz on the path of the Kawad pilgrimage
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) – Currently Haridwar is the centre of Kawad pilgrimage and the security agencies have got information that there could be a terrorist attack in the city. And now on 21st July in the evening weekly market, in Shivalik Nagar in the Ranipur area, the 8 Muslims offered namaz on the road. The road where the namaz was offered was the path for the Kavad Yatra. On learning this the Police arrested the 8 individuals – Muhammad Nijam, Naseem, Murdalin, Ashraf, Ashraf Asghar, Mustafa, Sajjad, and Ikram.
| Editorial viewpoint
Normally the fanatics are looking for a reason to attack the Hindus, so their action during the Kawad yatra could be an attempt of the religious fanatics of starting a riot in the Hindu pilgrimage city of Haridwar ? |