Bihar village tense as Muslim’s body denied burial in graveyard

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: Communal tension is right now engulfing entire Sarai Dhanesh village in Vaishali district of Bihar as encroachers of a graveyard are not allowing burial of the dead body a Muslim villager. The relatives and neighbours are at the graveyard with the body but look helpless even though the police have reached the spot. The communal tension is growing.


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Mr Reyaz, friend of the deceased’s son at the site, told TwoCircles.net that some low caste Hindus living adjacent to the graveyard in Sarai Dhanesh village under Desri Police Station in Vaishali district, about 20 kms from Patna, are forcibly denying the burial though the court has given decree in favor of Muslims. The graveyard is not fenced and thus much of it has been encroached.

When contacted, Home Secretary Amir Subhani informed TwoCircles.net that he is in touch with the DM and SP of the district who are tackling the issue. The police have reached the spot in good numbers.

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