Gd mrng Dr Ram ,

Pls send me your cell ph number ,

Am in Mumbai and in Powai. Wld like to meet you.

My num is 9570847272


thanks ,

Bella Das


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Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 5:55 PM
To: Ram Puniyani
Subject: [humanrights-movement:8270] Horrific Communal Violence in MP (English 
version of report)


DATED: october 31, 2016



A series of communal incidents in Madhya Pradesh has raised the question about 
the security of Muslims. In all these incidents Muslims were the main targets.

According to the findings of a team of All India Secular Forum more than 40 
houses and about the same number of shops owned by Muslims were set on fire. 
Besides destroying the houses and shops the culprits also looted the belongings 
in houses and various commodities stored in shops.

The destruction was total. According to the report submitted to the Director 
General of Police the scene in the burnt houses and shops was such as if it was 
the handiwork of army of an enemy country.

The two villages of Dhar district where arson and loot took place are Gandhwani 
and Pipalya. The incidents of arson and loot took place on October 12. The 
affected families related the sequence of events. According to villagers there 
was a disputed ground which was used by Hindu right wing organisations for 
religious activities. Some Muslims organisations objected to the misuse of the 
area. In order to close the controversy the administration in consultation with 
people belonging to both the communities a police chowki was set up on the 
land. Despite this the RSS, Bajrangdal installed Ganesh idol later Durga idol 
on the disputed land. Representatives of Muslim organisations objected 
recalling that the decision to set up a police chowki was taken at the meeting 
of "Shanti Samiti". It was also pointed out that Ganesh and Durga idols were 
installed on a government land where police chowki was already set up. It was 
also violation of the unanimous decision taken at the meeting of "shanti 
samiti".

The local administration ignored the objection and the misuse of the govt. 
land. On the muharram day a tajia procession was taken out. The procession 
stopped near the chowki. During its stop a rumour was spread that some Muslims 
insulted the "Havan Kund" which was still there. After this Hindu group started 
attacking the people of tajia procession. The other party retaliated. During 
the clash a Hindu young man received serious injuries on his hand. Some Muslim 
also received injuries.  After this clash thousands of Hindus belonging to the 
RSS affiliated groups started attacks on Muslims shops and houses. After 
setting shops on fire in Gandhwani the violent crowd entered Pipalya village 
and set many houses on fire.

In order to escape the fury of the violent crowd residents left their houses to 
the destiny. This gave freehand to the crowd which burnt everything in the 
houses and took away T.V. set, refrigerators and other valuable things like 
ornaments, food grains, clothes, beddings, children's, books, furniture, Quran 
Sharif. In fact nothing was left. Valuable clothes and ornaments stored for the 
forthcoming marriages of young girls were either looted or destroyed. The most 
interesting thing is all this happened in the presence of police. The team 
noted that Hindu organisations have adopted a unique method to collect crowd at 
a short notice. A siren was installed in a multi-storey building.

That night also siren was blown thrice which alerted residents of the nearby 
villages. The team was informed that night a poet-gathering was on in a nearly 
village. Hundreds of people were enjoying the Kavi Sammelan. The moment they 
heard siren they rushed to Pipalya and Gandhwani and started attacking Muslim 
houses and shops. Many women and children who were still under shock told the 
team members sordid stories of the violent mood of the crowd. The crowd 
attacked every Muslim they came across. One woman told that it War like 
situation. Members of the crowd were hurling choicest abuses like "why you are 
here go to Pakistan, you traitors".

Another interesting development is that the police officer who did make sincere 
efforts to control situation was punished. A team of two BJP members of 
Parliament was sent to these villages and also to Petlawad where earlier 
communal violence was let loose. It was also on the basis of their report that 
police personnel were punished perhaps because they did not allow situation to 
take explosive turn.

A local newspaper (DB Post) carried a special report contributed by N.K. Singh 
former editor of Hindustan times and Bhaskar with the title "This govt. needs 
more spine". According to this report "A series of incidents over the past few 
weeks have sent alarm signals in administrative circles. The RSS, the "social, 
cultural" organisation, has come into direct conflict with the police on 
several occasions. With the RSS winning every single round of the skirmish, the 
consequences are disastrous for the morale of the force. The Congress has lost 
no time in alleging that the RSS has become an extra-constitutional authority.

"The RSS, in its role as the moral watchdog, has a larger than life presence in 
MP as in other BJP ruled states. After all, it is linked by umbilical cord to 
the Sangh. Those ties are so important for the BJP that it had sacrificed power 
in the 70s over the issue of "dual membership". In its role as housekeeper, the 
RSS manages BJP organisation through its full-time workers.

"Hence, although it was unprecedented, but not a huge surprise when nine 
policemen were booked for attempt to murder, robbery and rioting after they 
allegedly beat up a RSS Pracharak at Baihar in Balaghat district last month. 
Many of these policemen are now absconding to avoid arrest. A Pracharak, a 
whole-time worker, is as important as they come in the Sangh parivar. Balaghat 
case is a bit different. The police seem to have exceeded its brief. There was 
no serious charge against the Pracharak, who had been picked up from the Sangh 
office, dragged out and beaten up just for posting an offensive comment on 
what's app.



"But what happened at Petlawad in Jhabua district was ominous. There was a 
communal flare up in the small town on the night of the Muharram. The police 
registered cases against 400 persons and arrested several of them, including 
some with RSS background. The RSS has alleged that that action was one-sided 
and exerted pressure on the administration. The administration responded by 
suspending and transferring police officers involved in the action.

"It is not the first time that this has happened. Earlier, Anuradha Shankar, 
one of the most intrepid IPS officers in the State, was transferred after the 
police had beaten up Bajrang Dal hooligans at Dhar. In July this year the SP of 
Raisen was transferred because the Sangh was annoyed over "excessive" use of 
force during a communal flare up."

The quotes from the above report establish the fact that the communal situation 
was alarming in the state. In view of this the team demanded that those who are 
guilty of committing acts of communal violence should be punished. The team led 
by LS Herdenia also demanded hundred percent compensation to the victims of 
organised attack.

It was pointed out that besides houses and shops the crowd also destroyed 
vehicles, tractors and two-wheelers owned by Muslims. The team also demanded 
that the affected Muslims should be assured adequate security.



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