Hate crime in Alwar, Rajasthan: A group of Muslim youth thrash a Sikh

[5aaban]

https://www.opindia.com/2022/07/rajasthan-muslim-youths-in-alwar-thrash-a-sikh-man-chop-off-his-hair/

Hate crime in Rajasthan: Tensions prevail in Alwar as a group of Muslim youths thrash a Sikh man, chop off his hair

 

Upon learning that the victim was a Sikh, the miscreants decided against killing him and instead cut off his keshas (unshorn hair), which is prohibited under Sikhism. The miscreants then fled leaving Gurbaksh Singh in an injured state.

 

Tensions simmered in Milkapur village in Alwar, Rajasthan, after 4-5 Muslim youths allegedly harassed and assaulted one Gurbaksh Singh, a former granthi of a Gurudwara located in the area. The miscreants reportedly accosted the victim, beat him up, threw red chilli powder in his eyes, and chopped his hair, something Sikhism prohibits its followers from doing. 

Several members of the Sikh community came to the streets and staged a dharna outside the Alwar PS in Rajasthan to protest against the harassment meted out at Gurbaksh Singh on the night of Thursday, July 21.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, the victim, Gurbaksh Singh narrated what transpired with him on the night of July 21. He alleged that around 9 pm on Thursday, he was on his way from his home in Milakpur to Alavada to buy medicines when he was allegedly waylaid by the miscreants. The youths asked him to stop his bike and park it on one corner of the road. They then dragged Gurbaksh Singh to a deserted corner and threw red chilli powder in his eyes.

Gurbaksh Singh further recalled that the miscreants pinned him down, put a knife on his neck and were about to kill him but suddenly stopped and confirmed his name. The petrified Gurbaksh Singh introduced himself and told them that he was the former Granthi of a Gurudwara in Milakpur.

 

Upon learning that the victim was a Sikh, the miscreants decided against killing him and called one of the man named ”Jumma”, who asked them to instead cut off his keshas (unshorn hair), which is prohibited under Sikhism. The miscreants then fled leaving Gurbaksh Singh in an injured state.

Around 15 minutes later, when Gurbakh Singh regained consciousness and got a hold of himself, he narrated the ordeal to some locals who took him to the community health centre for treatment. The villagers reported the incident to the local police station.

After getting the information, Alwar Superintendent of Police Tejaswini Gautam, Additional SP Sarita Singh, ADM Akhilesh Peepal, Shivaji Park Police Station incharge Ramniwas Meena and Ramgarh Police Station incharge Surendra Kumar reached the community health centre to meet Gurbaksh Singh.

The victim gave the police all the details of the incident. The police, in turn, assured to launch an investigation in the matter. The enraged villagers, meanwhile, gheraoed the police station and demanded an expeditious investigation into the incident. They demanded that the miscreants who had fled the scene of the crime after the incident, be apprehended quickly and dealt with strictly.

This incident comes on the heels of the recent brutal beheading of a Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, Rajasthan by two Islamists Mohammad Riyaz and Ghouse Mohammad for supporting Nupur Sharma on social media.

Following the murder of Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur on June 28, his killers Mohammed Riyaz Akhtar and Mohammed Gos escaped the scene on a bike with number 2611.  26-11 is the date of the Mumbai Terror Attack. The killers were nabbed by the Police 130 KM away from Udaipur at Bhim Highway. This case is being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

 

[MisterrSingh]

Why beat him senseless, confirm his religious identity, and then refuse to kill him based on the victim's response?

[dallysingh101]

25 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

Why beat him senseless, confirm his religious identity, and then refuse to kill him based on the victim's response?

They were obviously looking specifically for a hindu that day.  That these people didn't recognise him for what he was from his kesh is maybe indicative of how well known Sikhs are in Rajastan?  

[proudkaur21]

9 hours ago, dallysingh101 said:

They were obviously looking specifically for a hindu that day.  That these people didn't recognise him for what he was from his kesh is maybe indicative of how well known Sikhs are in Rajastan?  

I have seen some sadhus in states like Rajasthan and all keeping kesh and having turbans. They can be mistaken as sikhs sometimes. Could this be why?

[5aaban]

 

21 hours ago, dallysingh101 said:

They were obviously looking specifically for a hindu that day.  That these people didn't recognise him for what he was from his kesh is maybe indicative of how well known Sikhs are in Rajastan?  

11 hours ago, proudkaur21 said:

I have seen some sadhus in states like Rajasthan and all keeping kesh and having turbans. They can be mistaken as sikhs sometimes. Could this be why?

That could be reason. There are 872,930 Sikhs in Rajasthan but they're mostly concentrated in north western districts which border Panjab and Sikhs are well-known there. In those specific areas, Sikhs are between 10-25% of the population. 

Sri Ganganagar district is 24.11% Sikhs and Hanumangarh district is 12.23%

However, in Alwar district (where the incident occurred), Sikhs are only 1.76%. 

[dallysingh101]

10 hours ago, proudkaur21 said:

I have seen some sadhus in states like Rajasthan and all keeping kesh and having turbans. They can be mistaken as sikhs sometimes. Could this be why?

I think 5aaban has answered that question in her last post. 

But then again, look at that jaloos paani drinking video with Bhagwant Maan, if I'm not mistaken (and I could be) the guy in orange is a Hindu? Most people would struggle to tell the difference in such circs.

 

[5aaban]

1 hour ago, dallysingh101 said:

I think 5aaban has answered that question in her last post. 

But then again, look at that jaloos paani drinking video with Bhagwant Maan, if I'm not mistaken (and I could be) the guy in orange is a Hindu? Most people would struggle to tell the difference in such circs.

 

I believe the man in orange either Balbir Singh Seechewal or one of his volunteers. Seechewal cleaned Panjab's polluted Kali Bein River and a he's a current Rajya Sabha member. Wikipedia says he's "Nirmala Sikh", explaining his clothing as they tend to wear ochre-colored/Bhagwa robes. 

"When the baba learned that Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, had bathed in the rivulet...he was determined to restore the pristine glory of the river. In 2000 Seechewal got into the river with a handful of his sewadars (volunteers) to start the cleaning operations."

But Sikhs may be mistaken for  Rajasthani Sadhus due to the turban style, however Sadhu's wear paint/red markings on the forehead too. I also don't think the Granthi who got attacked would've dressed in saffron clothing or resembled a typical Sadhu wearing a Mala around his neck. 

[ChardikalaUK]

Thank god for partition and that we expelled these suls out of our Punjab. Can't believe there are some apne who get teary eyed about there not being a united Punjab anymore. This would have been a regular occurrence 

[Ranjeet01]

On 7/23/2022 at 4:15 PM, MisterrSingh said:

Why beat him senseless, confirm his religious identity, and then refuse to kill him based on the victim's response?

I suspect they think that cutting off our kes is more humiliating than death since we do talk about our shaheedi.

Since we pride ourselves on kes and having a dastaar since we always harp on about how important our kes is and how our dastaar is our crown, they target it. 

It's a psychological thing more than anything else.

It would be the equivalent of us forcing them to eat a bacon sandwich.

[Dsinghd]

The gang knew the difference between Hindu and Sikh.

There was another case in Rajasthan where a Hindu mob forcibly cut Kes of Sikh.