A case has been registered against 26 Muslim citizens who prayed in congregation in a house in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
According to the website of Indian TV channel NDTV, this incident took place in Dilhepur, a local village in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, where Muslim citizens were praying in congregation in a house when a neighbor filed a complaint against them. .
The worshipers have been booked under Section 2-505 of the Indian Penal Code for the offense of spreading hatred and enmity.
According to the website, there is no mosque in the village, which the citizens have objected to offering prayers in the homes of Muslims.
Among the 26 Muslim citizens who prayed in congregation, 16 people have been named in the case, while the identity of 10 people has not been revealed.
A strong reaction is being seen on the social media website Twitter against the registration of a case against Muslim citizens for offering congregational prayers in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh.
Journalist Kaushik Raj says that "a case has been registered against 26 people for praying in congregation without taking permission from the authority and at the request of the neighbors. It is like this to make a religion a criminal."
Omar Abdullah, a Srinagar-based politician and former chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir, said, "I am sure that if a neighbor had held a havan with 26 of his friends and relatives, everyone would have accepted it." , it is not a problem of people coming together but a problem of praying.'
Shabana Mir writes that 'in a village without a mosque, 26 Muslims have been booked for offering prayers at home.'
"Huge numbers of policemen are looking to arrest poor Muslims, yes you read that right, daily worship of Muslims has become a crime."
