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<\/div>\nThe crowd shouted “Jai Shri Ram” and other slogans, standing on the stairs of the madrassa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A mob participating in a procession for Dussehra allegedly broke into a heritage madrasa in Bidar district of Karnataka. They shouted slogans and even performed a puja in a corner of the building. A police case has been registered against nine people, but no arrest has been made yet. Muslim organisations have promised protests if no arrests are made by tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Built in the 1460s, the Mahmud Gawan Madrasa in Bidar comes under the Archeological Survey of India. The heritage structure is also under the list of monuments of national importance.<\/p>\n
Police said the mob broke the lock of the madrasa on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n
They shouted “Jai Shri Ram” and “Hindu Dharam Jai” slogans, standing on the stairs of the madrassa, before moving to a corner to perform a puja. Videos from the spot that are circulating online shows a huge crowd standing on the stairs, trying to get inside the building.<\/p>\n
An officer of the local police said a case has been registered against nine persons, but no one has been arrested yet.<\/p>\n
Several Muslim organisations from Bidar have condemned the incident and held protests, demanding the arrest of the perpetrators. They have warned that a massive protest will be held after Friday prayers if the accused are not arrested.<\/p>\n
Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, hit out at the state’s ruling BJP over the incident, accusing it of promoting such incidents to “demean Muslims”.<\/p>\n
\nVisuals from historic Mahmud Gawan masjid & madrasa, Bidar, #Karnataka<\/a> (5th October). Extremists broke the gate lock & attempted to desecrate. @bidar_police<\/a>@BSBommai<\/a> how can you allow this to happen? BJP is promoting such activity only to demean Muslims pic.twitter.com\/WDw1Gd1b93<\/a><\/p>\n