Though the Durga Puja festival is being celebrated by Hindus worldwide, this festive season is not free from the fear of Muslims attacking Hindus in India and Bangladesh. This year, the beginning of Durga Puja in West Bengal, India, was marked with the bloodcurdling rape and murder of a 10-year-old Hindu girl by a Muslim. What’s worse? The victim’s family was denied assistance by the local police, who, had they taken action promptly, might have protected the child.
The incident occurred in Kultali village in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on the evening of Friday, October 4, just two days after the commencement of the nine-day-long Hindu festival. The victim had gone missing on her way home from classes, but did not return home. Just as on any regular day, she had even met her father at his shop on her way, and it was assumed that she would reach home in a few minutes. But she didn’t.
Upon realizing that she had gone missing, the girl’s father approached the nearby police station to lodge a missing person’s report, but allegedly, the police refused to take down the complaint. They reportedly told the victim’s family that the area of the incident didn’t fall under their purview, and directed them to a different station. The girl’s body was later found in the night in a marshland, a reservoir around 500 meters from her home. Signs of injuries from brutal torture were prominent. Locals claimed that the girl was not only murdered but had also been raped before she was killed.
On the next day, Saturday, October 5, a massive mob of enraged residents of the area took to the streets in protest, shouting slogans against the police and vandalizing the local police station. The ire of the agitated protestors compelled the administration to take action, and the police arrested a 19-year-old named Mostakin Sardar in connection with the rape and murder of the minor.
“He (Mostakin) has admitted to killing the girl,” announced Palash Chandra Dhali, the Superintendent of Police of the Baruipur district. The situation remained tense for days in Kultali during the festive season. But this was not the sole attack on the Hindus during this holy period. Numerous such instances have been reported, and interestingly, they become more frequent on Fridays.
On Friday, October 11, an angry Muslim mob stormed the Durga Puja Pandal of New Bengal Sporting Club at the Garden Reach area of Kolkata. The mob demanded that the Puja organizers oppose the Puja proceedings and stop the religious rituals. The mob of 50 or 60 men, many of whom sported the Islamic skull-cap, also threatened to vandalize the idol of the Goddess if the celebrations weren’t stopped. Here, we must emphasize that the Garden Reach area is a Muslim-majority neighborhood in Kolkata that Kolkata’s mayor Farhad Hakim, who is also a Muslim, dubbed “mini-Pakistan.”
The organizers of the Hindu occasion wrote a complaint to the police, demanding an FIR against the mob violence. BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari released the complaint letter; he also took to his X account to publish a video showing dozens of Muslim youths creating a commotion inside the Durga Puja venue.
“What is this C P Kolkata Shri Manoj Kumar Verma (IPS)? How did the goons garner the ability to storm into a Durga Puja Pandal under the Jurisdiction of the Kolkata Police and threaten to vandalize the idol of Maa Durga if the rituals aren’t stopped?” he asked.
“The Office Bearers and Members of the New Bengal Sporting Club have also provided video footage of the incident. How can you allow this to happen? I believe you will take the strictest action possible against the culprits and make them realize that it is Kolkata, not Dhaka,” added Adhikari.
While the Hindu parties are demanding action and FIR on this case, whether police have actually registered the case has yet to be confirmed. Durga Puja will continue for a few more days, followed by Lakshmi Puja and Diwali, giving the Islamic jihadis a few more opportunities to unleash threats and violence on the Hindus.
bagsgroove says
Another example of the curse of muslims in action.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Yesterday was Dusshera, so happy Dusshera to all Hindus here and elsewhere celebrating it
Incidentally, this year, Mahalaya, which marks the start of the 10-day Navratri festival, coincided w/ Rosh Hashana, while Dusshera, which was yesterday, coincided w/ Yom Kippur. I wish Jews on this site a happy Yom Kippur as well
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Durga Puja just ended yesterday (since Vijaya Dashami coincides w/ Dusshera) and Lakshmi Puja is later this week, but is a relatively quiet festival usually celebrated in homes or temples, rather than makeshift pandals. Diwali is on the first of November
But yeah, these days, under this supposed “Hindu nationalist” government, Hindu festivals are open season for attacks by Muslims. As Ashlyn pointed out last year, Garba, one of the festivities on Navratri where women dance to depict the battles fought by the Goddesses, is a target of infiltration attempts by muslims demanding to be allowed to participate. Even though it’s shirk on their part, since these are religious festivities in honor of “partners w/ allah”. I saw videos on X where the police refused to let Garba organizers remove muslims trying to infiltrate their events
gravenimage says
India: Minor raped, Muslim youth arrested in Bengal; Muslim mob demands Hindus stop Puja rituals
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Muslim “values’ in action…
abu taleb says
And how the Hindus respond? Not the same way as the reponse toward the Christians, I presume.