Nuh, August 27 (Press Ki Taquat)
The frightening smell of fear fills up every lane in the city and every home in the vicinity. Fingers crossed, locals are hoping tomorrow will pass off peacefully whether or not the already-disallowed shobha yatra, announced by right wing outfits, is held.
Members of both communities in Nuh allegedly blame the “outsiders” — Muslims from Rajasthan and some mischievous elements among the Hindu devotees who participated in the yatra from Nuh’s Nalhar Shiva temple — for the clashes. In Moradbas village from where 22 boys have been booked for violence, Asubi, a widow, claims, “The police came at 4. 30 am after the clashes, took my three sons, showed me a revolver to silence me and I haven’t heard about them since then. They had been home all day and had no role in the clashes.”
Similarly, Isra Khan’s three sons were “dragged out of bed in the wee hours” as the police allegedly forced its entry into the house. “I hope there is no repeat of July 31 because then again we will be blamed. Our innocent boys are already in police custody but our worry is that the police will pick up more boys if there is any clash tomorrow,” he adds.
A young girl in her teens, Zareen says, “My father is 62 years old and his vision is poor. He was also labelled a rioter and picked up from our house. The police should look at mobile locations and videos and let off those who are innocent. Let the guilty be punished, but the innocent should not suffer.”
