Four Muslim men allegedly accused of throwing a cow head in a temple in Jawra were arrested by police. Sharik and Salman were arrested on the morning of June 14, their houses were demolished on the same day, while Naushad and Shahrukh were arrested in the evening and their houses demolished on June 16.
A team of Madhya Pradesh chapter of Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) visited Jawra for fact-finding on the alleged incident of a cow-head throwing into a temple. The team met the individuals and families of the alleged accused. It also inspected the photos of the incident. The team found that Shahrukh and Salman are laborers who also work to make ‘taaziya’ at night. They went for a tea and returned home.
Zaid Pathan of APCR said the police claim that they have the video of the accused throwing the head in the temple but on the other hand, it has come to light that the temple’s cameras were switched off during the alleged incident. The men were only seen walking on the similar road in CCTV footage of a roadside camera. All four men were subsequently sent to Bherugarh jail.
The report also mentions that women were also attacked, mistreated and misbehaved. They received
injuries.
Local authorities faced threats of a “Bandh call” on Eid if they did notdemolish the homes of the accused. Despite the diligent efforts of the APCR team which workedthroughout the night to file the petition for a stay order, the houses were demolished before thecourt’s decision.