Thread by @BBauuaa

BIG BREAKING : Communal violence broke out in #Roorkee during #hanumanJayanti #shobhayatra. Hindu Raksha Vahini threatens Dharm Sansad in 2 days, if muslim homes are not destroyed by Bulldozer. @Newsclick

On the eve of 16th April, the procession reached the village mosque and started raising slogans "Jay shree ram", "hindustan mein rehna hai, to jay shree ram kehna hai". Violence broke out after between both the communities and few people including policemen got injured.

Soon the police forces reached and immediately arrested 6 people.

The hindu groups which included BJP leader Jay Bhagwan Saini refused to leave the place and were wanting to carry out the procession from there.

At 2AM, they took the hanuman jayanti shobhayatra in the presence of DM, DIG and heavy police force present. Swords, lathis, slogans and songs like "Mulla Pakistani" were being played.

On Sunday morning, FIR has been filed by the police naming 12 people and 40 unknown people are mentioned.

Sunday afternoon, 4 bulldozers are kept in the muslim dominated village and police have 'threatened' those who are named in the FIR to surrender or else their houses will be destroyed like in Khargone.

JUST IN : Hindu Raksha Vahini has threatened a #dharmsansad in 2 days in the village if homes of #muslims involved are not destroyed by #Bulldozer

UPDATE ON #ROORKEE VIOLENCE.
Muslim communities have written these letters to the police stating how their shops were looted, their houses, vehicles were vandalised and they were beaten up. 1 letter says, "unhone dhamki di ki hamein ganv mein nahin rehne denge." See images.

People from muslim communities**