A young man named Sher Khan entered a Hindu Mandir in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh on the morning of Monday and threaten to attack it. He also assaulted the Mahant of the Ram Mandir, which is located near Retia Bazaar and is under the Raya Police Station’s area.
Sher Khan attacked Mahant Arun Chaudhary and is also accused of throwing stones at the Hindu Mandir. He threatened the Mahant not to open the Mandir and insisted that the land belonged to Muslims. While some claim that Sher Khan is mentally unstable. The Mahant and Hindu rights activists have denied this claim.
In videos of the incident that went viral online, Sher Khan is seen trying to attack the Mahant after he locked himself inside the Mandir. In his anger, Sher Khan kicked the gate but couldn’t get it open. He shouted abusive language at the Mahant, claiming, this temple is ours and warned him not to open the Mandir next day. After the attacker left, Mahant Arun Chaudhary reported the incident to the police.
Soon after, Hindu rights groups and local BJP leaders arrived at the Mandir and then went to the Raya Police Station to protest. They were upset about how a police officer spoke to Mahant Arun when he called 112, accusing him of being drunk. The protestors also demanded that Sher Khan be arrested.
SP Rural Triguna Visen and Area Officer Mahavan Bhushan Verma arrived at the scene to calm the angry crowd. They assured them that Sher Khan would be arrested and that action would be taken against the police officer who misbehaved. Later, a case was filed at Raya Police Station based on Mahant Arun Chaudhary’s complaint, and Sher Khan was arrested. The police mentioned that they have received reports suggesting he is mentally unstable, but an investigation is still ongoing.
In a video, Mahant Chaudhary explained what happened on September 23. He claimed that Sher Khan is pretending to be mentally ill and questioned why he hasn’t attacked with any Muslim person, only Hindus. Chaudhary said, ‘He is fooling everyone’.
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