“Vadodara: Muslim mob pelt stones on Hindus for seeking action against a Muslim Instagram user over comments hurting religious feelings of a Hindu businessman”, Opindia, February 23, 2024:
“On Friday, February 22, an incident of stone pelting was reported in Gujarat’s Vadodara. A Muslim mob of 100 to 200 allegedly attacked a group of Hindu youths who went to file a complaint at the Navapura Police Station against a Muslim youth for making abusive and hateful remarks against a Hindu businessman during his Instagram Live. The Navapura Police arrested the Muslim youth as well as 10 involved in the stone pelting incident after it filed 2 FIRs in the case.
In what transpired, Jatin Patel, who runs a mobile accessories shop went live on Instagram on 21st February at 7.23 pm and greeted his customers with Jai Shri Ram. He often goes live to announce the offers for his customers. While Patel was announcing the offers, a person with an Instagram ID, sahid-patel-7070, took to the comment section to pass some offensive remarks against the Hindu religion.
Offended by his remark, which Patel saw as an assault on his religious beliefs, he attempted to extract some information about the Instagram user. After some research, he learned that the person in question was Sahid Patel, residing in the Gujarat Housing Board Society, opposite the Mahalakshmi Society in the Padra area of the city….”
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