“Pune: Muslim woman hurls meat at Ashadi Wari procession organized by Hindus, says ‘do whatever you want, I am not afraid of anyone’ when confronted”, Opindia, June 23, 2025:
“An unsettling incident from Pune’s Camp area has sparked outrage and concern. A 57-year-old woman, identified as Nasim Shaikh, has been accused of throwing bones and red-coloured meat at devotees participating in the revered Ashadi Wari pilgrimage on June 21.
The incident took place near Gaibipir Dargah, close to Mammadevi Chowk, along Solapur Road, an area that falls on the Wari route. The annual Wari procession, which sees lakhs of devotees, known as Warkaris, marching towards Pandharpur, holds immense spiritual and cultural significance in Maharashtra. The ‘palkhis’ (palanquins) of Sant Tukaram and Sant Dnyaneshwar are carried by devotees during this centuries-old pilgrimage, culminating at the famous Lord Vitthal temple on Ashadhi Ekadashi.
According to the complaint filed by Akkalwant Rathod, a resident of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the incident took place in broad daylight when the procession passed through the area. Rathod stated that a Warkari named Maya Dhumal was hit by an object thrown from Shaikh’s hut. Upon inspection, Rathod discovered that the object was a piece of red-coloured meat…….”
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