The human rights of Hindus had been violated within the riots in Pusesawali (District Satara) and the victims needs to be given correct compensation as per the provisions of Human Rights Protection Act 1993. This demand has been made to the Maharashtra authorities by Vipin Menon, director of the Indian Human Rights Council by means of a memorandum.
Some untoward incidents involving inflammatory posts on social media about Hindu deities and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj came about in Satara metropolis and district of Maharashtra between August 15 and September 15, 2023. A member of the Muslim neighborhood was killed within the riots that ensued. It is reported that round 10 to 15 folks had been injured within the assault on the mosque in Pusesavali village. Although the incidents in Pusesawali village and Satara metropolis usually are not associated, a typical thread within the occasions of each these villages is the offensive content material about Hindu gods and goddesses, Bharat mata and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
The worldwide cell code (092) belonging to Pakistan was discovered within the social media messaging. Even extra grave is the truth that Hindus in Satara metropolis are receiving threatening messages from cell phones registered in Pakistan. Menon knowledgeable that residents of Pusesawali and people of Satara metropolis had appealed to the Indian Human Rights Council to look into the matter and provides them justice based mostly on details. While Hindu neighborhood feels agitated on the unprovoked slander and inflammatory feedback, it additionally feels perturbed by the perceived inaction by the police authorities.
The Hindu neighborhood is discovered deeply damage by the circulation of obscene and offensive content material about Hindu Gods and publishing offensive content material about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The IHRC determined to kind a fact-finding committee to look into the chain of occasions taking place, the foundation reason for the incidents and submit a complete fact-finding report on the problem.
The response to those crimes was very sturdy and outrageous and because of this, a consultant of the ‘Sakal Hindu Samaj organization’ in Satara wrote a letter to Collector of Satara demanding rapid motion in opposition to Firoz Habib Khan Pathan who allegedly supported Arman Rajasaab Sheikh. Similarly, PI Dhananjay Phadtare of Satara City Police Station was requested to take needed motion.
While the investigation of the crime in Satara City was occurring, solely three days in a while 18 August at 6.00 pm, a really obscene and offensive submit about Hindu deities went viral on Instagram. As talked about within the grievance, the submit was despatched from the account of “mr_adil_xx”. This matter first unfold in Pusesavali village of Khatav taluka of Satara district and a robust response began coming from varied sections of the society. There was a big scale dissatisfaction unfold among the many Hindu neighborhood within the metropolis.
The inquiry carried out by the IHRC revealed {that a} WhatsApp group was created within the title of “Alamgir Aurangzeb Badshah” which is a paid group with about 108 members having 6-7 Pakistani numbers (+92). New messages are created and disseminated by this group. The obvious indications of the Pakistani collaboration within the group ought to have been investigated by the best authorities. The police is claimed to have known as this as handiwork of the locals. But it’s uncertain if the native individuals may have know-how base to tweak with the social media handles from Pakistan. Hence the police haven’t dealt with the delicate difficulty professionally. The presence of Pakistani residents within the native Whatsapp group must be completely investigated.
On 10 September, two Muslim youths from Pusesavali particularly Altamash Aslam Bagwan and Muzammil Tajuddin Bagwan posted offensive posts on Instagram about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. One Shreeram Ratnaparkhi seen the objectionable posts on the social media and introduced it to the discover of Mr. Kiran Namdev Hirve, Police Constable who filed a grievance within the police station and Mr. Kendre took it up for investigation. Both the accused had been detained on the identical day. But no motion was taken in opposition to them. It led to riots and one particular person was killed whereas 10 had been injured. In this regard, a report was registered in Aundh Police Station vide No. 255/2023 and 256/2023. Initially 23 folks had been arrested and later the quantity went as much as 35-36.
There is nice dissatisfaction within the Hindu neighborhood relating to the investigation of those crimes and the strategies utilized by the police. The police are indiscriminately arresting the individuals and even these having even no distant reference to the riots are being taken in as accused individuals. Reportedly, the police have began summoning the workplace bearers of the Hindutva organizations which took out protest marches in reference to the crimes registered on 18 August. The villagers imagine that the police are treating the individuals from the Hindus neighborhood in highhanded method.
According to the grievance acquired by the Council, Chinmoy Shinde, a complainant within the case no. 239/2023 has been made an accused solely on the bottom that he’s the complainant! Also, Shriram Ratnaparkhi, an vital witness in case No. 254/2023 who knowledgeable the police constable Kiran Nikam in regards to the viral messages on the idea of which the case was registered has been recognized as an accused.
It is a matter of grave concern that the WhatsApp group “Almagir Aurangzeb Badshah” has 5-7 Pakistani members and threatening messages got here to the complainants and witnesses by means of a cell no. (+923293000329) registered in Pakistan. Since the matter has overtones of the worldwide conspiracy, the native police will probably be insufficient to pursue the matter. Therefore, the case needs to be investigated by the central company, stated Menon.
