On 3rd September 2009 Muslims in Miraj (Sangali, Maharashtra) took objection to a scene which depicts the slaying of Afzal Khan and started rioting. Their strategy was to immediately destroy 3 Lord Ganesh idols and then beat Hindus in the area. Tense situation persists even after 2 days. The National and International media have turned a blind eye to these unfolding events ! Here are the facts ….
-Muslims desecrate three Ganesh Idols & there have been attacks on Hindus at many places in Miraj (Dist. Sangali).
-Reason for Riot is the scene erected which depicts the slaying of Afzal Khan.
-Muslims attacked the Police with sticks & stones.
-The Police arrested the Shiv Sena & other Pro-Hindu leaders stating the reason as being violation of the `Code of conduct’.
-One Tata Sumo of the Police, one Tata Indica of a citizen & another four wheeler were damaged by the rioting Muslims.
-The Police threatened Hindus who were not ready for Ganesh Idol Immersion due to Idol desecration.
-Muslim youth hoisted their Green flag on the top of SP (Superintendent of Police) Krushna Prakash’s van and he did nothing and on the other hand Krushna Prakash beat Hindu youth mercilessly and even beat Hindu women in their homes upon the false complaint from Muslim youth.
-SP Krushna Prakash folded his hands before Muslims to keep them quite. The same SP had mercilessly beaten Pujya Sambhajirao Bhide Guruji, founder, `Shivpratishthan’ and the activist of `Shivpratisthan’ while they were protesting against the anti-Hindu movie Jodha-Akbar in Sangali.
-Muslims threw beef near a Hanuman Temple. Thus enraged Hindus attacked a few mosques.
-Police arrested MLA Mr. Chandrakantdada Patil, Suresh Khade, ex-MLA Sambhajirao Pawar, Deputy Mayor Mr. Shekhar Inamdar, District chief of Shivsena, many Shivsainiks and Hindu youths.
‘Bandh’ in Sangali continued even on the 2nd day.
-All Hindus including Hindu women were silently taking out a protest march but the Police stopped them and started beating them mercilessly. Even women were not spared.
-Ganesh Mandals refused to immerse Idols until the scene of Afzal Khan’s killing was erected again.
-Muslim ladies in the surrounding areas left their homes one day prior to the riots. The Police arrested four Hindus and mercilessly beat those who were stoning the Hotel and at the same time they just arrested the lone Muslim coming out from the Hotel with a ‘Koyta’ (a type of heavy knife used to break coconuts).
Muslim youths stonning Ganesh Idol of Maharana Pratap Ganesh Mandal: