Hindu homes were marked with ‘black ink’ before Murshidabad violence, later bombed and set on fire, reveals ground report
Days after Muslim mobs ran riot in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, it has come to light that the extremists marked Hindu homes with black ink in advance to carry out bombing and arson attacks selectively.
The revelations were made exclusively by NMF News in their ground report published on Thursday (17th April).
Journalist Pankaj Prasoon was heard saying, “They have made these markings so that rioters can know which house needs to be bombed and which house needs to be set ablaze.”
“Hindu homes were marked like this before the onset of riots…Every Hindu home in the area has been marked with black ink. Only those houses were attacked during the riots. Bombs were hurled and houses were set on fire,” he informed.
Journalist Pankaj Prasoon talked to local Hindus and pointed out that the violent Muslim mobs had entered the Hindu lanes to spot the houses were were pre-marked and targeted them selectively.
Targeted attack on Hindus in Murshidabad
The Muslim-dominated Murshidabad district has witnessed large-scale incidents of violence, vandalism, arson and targeted attacks against the Hindu community on Friday (11th April) in the garb of protests against the newly enacted Waqf Amendment Act.
Muslim mobs unleashed mayhem in Suti and Samserganj areas in Murshidabad after the conclusion of the Jumma Namaz.
In the guise of peaceful protests, the extremists destroyed the sweet shop of a Hindu couple and looted all their belongings.
While breaking down in tears, the owner of the shop said, “I had a sweet shop here.” He then pointed towards his now-destroyed ‘Subha Smriti Hotel.’
“They took away all our belongings. including cash kept inside the shop…There is nothing left. How will we eat now?” the owner’s wife was heard saying.
Muslims also vandalised another establishment named ‘Sri Hari Hindu Hotel & Lodge’. The visuals of the damage were shared by the news agency ANI.
There have also been local reports of attacks on Hindu temples and idol desecration in Murshidabad. In a video shared by Republic Bangla, Trinamool Congress MP Khalilur Rahaman admitted that a temple was vandalised in Jangipur.
According to a report by India Today, the extremists also targeted homes belonging to Hindu families.
“Several houses of Hindu families in the minority-dominated district were targeted and shops were attacked,” it stated.
“The protesters didn’t even spare an ambulance that got caught in the violence and set it ablaze. The driver of the ambulance was brutally thrashed before the vehicle was set on fire,” the report further pointed out.
An eyewitness confirmed to India Today that Muslims set fire to an ambulance and assaulted the driver of the vehicle. “We were scared and sitting inside our homes. I had kept my parents, wife and children at home,” he narrated.
The Hindu man pointed out that the attackers were local Muslims and not outsiders. A CCTV footage that has now surfaced online shows an attacker damaging the vehicle of a Hindu family in Murshidabad.
“They have destroyed and torched bikes, looted our belongings and set shops on fire,” another Hindu victim of the Murshidabad carnage narrated to ANI.
“I couldn’t sleep at night. We were awake and in fear. There was no police force when violence was being carried out here. The cops were running for their lives…Let us see if the government gives us compensation,” he added.
Manju Bhagat, the wife of a Hindu trader Amar Bhagat, told Aaj Tak, “They (Muslim mobs) tried to enter through the front gate. When they failed, they attempted to enter through the back gate.”
“They broke the bike, vandalised our home, and looted everything from chairs, mattresses, TV to expensive household items,” she added.
“Our whole family was praying to God. We were risking our lives and hiding on the terrace. We were chanting the name of God and praying that the mob leave the house. What would I have done if something happened to my daughter at that time” she narrated her ordeal.
The situation became so grim that 1000s of Hindus had to flee their homes in Murshidabad to the nearby Malda district via boats.
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