Muslim leaders, clerics visit violence-hit Mudipu; urge locals not to retaliate

Mangaluru, Mar 17: A delegation of Muslim clerics comprised of Dakshina Kannada district Wakf Advisory Committee Chairman S M Rashid and Ullal Khazi Fazal Koyamma Thangal paid a visit to violence hit Mudipu village of Mnaglauru taluk and urged the Muslims not to retaliate.

The delegation held a meeting with the local Muslim leaders and management committee of the Noorania Masjid and Swalahuddin Madrasa that came under attack by Sangh Parivar miscreants.

Miscreants had pelted stones at the Masjid after creating ruckus on the campus of Government First Grade College, Mudipu on Saturday night.

Presiding over the meeting Khazi gave few suggestions and advice to the committee members: “As Muslims, we should have faith, belief and respect for our religion and religious teachings. Instead of retaliating for the violence unleashed by the ignorant people, we should preserve intact the communal harmony in the society, he said, adding that miscreants would be punished by the law for their unjust and evil acts.

He said that the ones responsible for the damage caused to the Masjid would be made to pay for their deeds through law.

CCTV cameras in Masjids

Speaking on the occasion, Mr S M Rashid Haji called on all Masjids to install CCTV cameras in their premises shortly in view of increasing attacks on Muslim religious centres in the district. The police department has already arrested six members in connection to the violence in Mudipu and booked cases against around 100 people. The police department headed by Police Commissioner S Murugan is doing sincere work in this regard, he said. He also urged the police to arrest the prime suspects in the attack shortly.

He urged exhorted people not to take the law into their own hands or criticize the law enforcement personnel while they were doing their duty.

Karnataka Muslim Jamaat Council district president Hyder Parthipady said that the police should implement precautionary measures to ensure that such attacks of religious centres would not occur in the future. Muslims are not involved in the untoward communal attacks that took place on Saturday. There is no connection between the college and the Masjid, he said, warning of intense protests if similar attacks occurred in the future.

Tight security

In view of the Sangh Parivar violence in Mudipu on Saturday, security forces and measures provided to the places of worship have been extended by the police department. They further intensified security measures in Mudipu and Sambarthota on Sunday to prevent further untoward incidents.

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