A muezzin in Hooghly’s Chinsurah said he was slapped by an unidentified youth for refusing to chant “Jai Shri Ram” in the early hours of Wednesday.
Mohammed Sufiuddin, 54, a resident of Chakbazar in Chinsurah, said that around 3.45am on Wednesday, he was riding a bicycle to the mosque from his home when three motorcycle-borne youths accosted him near the Chakbazar More and asked him to chant “Jai Shri Ram”.
“I told them about my religious identity and requested them not to force me to chant the slogan. At this, one of the youths slapped me hard and I fell down with my cycle. As I cried in pain, the youths escaped from the scene. There was no one around as it was too early in the morning,” said Sufiuddin.
West Bengal: Miscreants slap Muezzin for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Mohammed Sufiuddin alleged that the incident happened at 3:45 am when he was heading towards the mosque on his bicycle and three youths on a motorcycle stopped him and asked him to chant the slogan.
By Sameer| Updated: 15th April 2021 4:04 pm IST Representative Image
Kolkata: In an incident that took place in Hooghly’s Chinsurah on Wednesday morning, miscreants allegedly slapped Muezzin after he refused to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan.
According to a report published in Telegraph, the Muezzin, Mohammed Sufiuddin (54) who is a resident of Chakbazar in Chinsurah alleged that three youths on a motorcycle stopped him when he was heading towards the mosque on his bicycle at 3:45 am and asked him to chant, ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan. “When I refused to raise the slogan, one of the three youths slapped me”, he alleged.
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