The Uttar Pradesh police arrested 3 Muslim men on Thursday who entered the Dasna Devi temple near Ghaziabad by pretending to be Hindus. They were identified as Rahul, Nanak and Wazir Khan and hailed from Mathura district. The trio used Hindu names and claimed to be a part of Ramlila to gain access to the temple headed by priest Yati Narsinghanand, according to the media reports.
The development comes following when Islamists are threatening the Dasna temple priest with ‘Sar Tan se Juda (STSJ)’ threats after being prodded by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over his speech on Prophet Muhammad. Reportedly, the accused used Aadhar cards bearing Hindu names to gain entry into the Dasna Devi temple despite being Muslim by Faith.
ACP Lipi Nagayach said, ‘During checks, the police on duty at the temple found that the three men were using Aadhaar cards with Hindu names though they are Muslims. They had arrived there to perform at the Ramlila’. The top cop added, ‘After inquiry, the men were arrested and booked for cheating by impersonation and defiling a place of worship. The group performing the Ramlila at the temple did not know that the men were Muslims’.
On Thursday, a case was registered suo motu against the three Muslim men under Sections 298 (defiling place of worship) and 319 (2)(cheating by impersonation) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhia. The First Information Report (FIR) read, ‘The three men had the intention of insulting the Hindu religion, and that is why they were trying to enter the temple’.
While speaking about the incident, Yati Narsinghanand reiterated that Muslims are stopped from entering the Dasna Devi temple. He added, ‘The men were there to create some mischief and the police arrested them in a timely manner. The matter should be investigated’. In May 2023, a man named Mohsin was arrested for barging into the Dasna Devi temple along with 2 minor girls. Reportedly, one minor girl was Hindu and the other one was Muslim. The trio entered the Hindu temple using the Aadhaar card of the Hindu girl.
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