Shamli: Bajrang Dal goons assaulted a Dalit youth who embraced Islam in Shamli district. They forced him for ‘Ghar Wapsi’. Pawan Kumar who is a welder by occupation was slapped and assaulted by goons. The video went viral on social media. The video shows Pawan Kumar standing before an angry mob while one person is removing the cap from his skull. According to police, Pawan Kumar refused to lodge a complaint with the police.
According to sources, Pawan Kumar had embraced Islam 3 days ago following which he sported a beard and started donning skull cap.
The goons alleged that a local madrasa persuaded him to accept Islam, however, speaking to a national newspaper Pawan Kumar said, ‘I have read a lot about Islam on the internet. No one lured me to accept Islam but I embraced Islam on my own free will. I want to remain a Muslim, but the right-wing activists assaulted me and forced me to shave my beard.’ Pawan Kumar has 4 married sisters while his parents have passed away.
On the other hand, Shamli SP Devarajan told that Pawan Kumar has denied accepting Islam. He told that we had sent a police team but he refused to give details of Maulana who helped him embrace Islam rather Pawan claimed that he has not accepted Islam. He said he wore the cap because he liked it.
According to sources, the goons made him shave his beard and his ‘Ghar Wapsi’ was done as per Hindu rituals.
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Pawan Kumar, a Dalit Hindu from Shamli India, converted to Islam in early April. On Monday Hindutva activist beat him up and forced him to renounce Islam. He told @timesofindia "I want to remain a Muslim but these rightwing activists beat me up and shaved off my beard.” pic.twitter.com/Efy0U6fYfa
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